Recognised as Colour
#B1A24F
- #B1A24F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B1A24F is a yellow with RGB values 177, 162, 79 and HSL 51°, 39%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B1A24F#B1A24F
HEX#B1A24F
RGBrgb(177, 162, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6353, 0.3098
RGB percentages69.4%, 63.5%, 31%
HSLhsl(50.8, 38.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 55.4%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 55.4%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,641,423
CSS custom property--colour: #B1A24F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#4E5DB0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F5EB1
Analogous#B1714F, #8FB14F
Triadic#4FB1A2, #A24FB1
Split complementary#4F8FB1, #714FB1
Tetradic#4FB171, #4F5EB1, #B14F8F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G162
B79
Red177 (69.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue50.82°
Saturation (HSL)38.58%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G A2 · B 4F
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