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Colour

#B1B173

  • #B1B173
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B1B173 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 177, 115 and HSL 60°, 28%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B1B173#B1B173
HEX#B1B173
RGBrgb(177, 177, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6941, 0.451
RGB percentages69.4%, 69.4%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(60, 28.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 35%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 35%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,645,299
CSS custom property--colour: #B1B173;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4E4E8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBAC6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAF76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B9AAA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8Tan · ΔE 16.9Burlywood · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Wheat · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7373B1
Analogous#B19273, #92B173
Triadic#73B1B1, #B173B1
Split complementary#7392B1, #9273B1
Tetradic#73B192, #7373B1, #B17392

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAF6
Lighter +30%#E8E8D5
Lighter +20%#D5D5B5
Lighter +10%#C3C394
Darker −10%#9B9B56
Darker −20%#7A7A44
Darker −30%#595932
Darker −40%#39391F
More saturated +25%#CCCC58
Less saturated −25%#96968E

Channel breakdown

R177
G177
B115
Red177 (69.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)28.44%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B1 · G B1 · B 73

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