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Recognised as Colour

#B1B53E

  • #B1B53E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B1B53E is a yellow with RGB values 177, 181, 62 and HSL 62°, 49%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B1B53E#B1B53E
HEX#B1B53E
RGBrgb(177, 181, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7098, 0.2431
RGB percentages69.4%, 71%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(62, 49%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62, 65.7%, 71%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 65.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,646,270
CSS custom property--colour: #B1B53E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4E4AC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AD2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B046no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BDAA9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 19.9Dark khaki · ΔE 20Olivedrab · ΔE 22Yellow green · ΔE 23.8Khaki · ΔE 24Goldenrod · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#423EB5
Analogous#B57E3E, #76B53E
Triadic#3EB1B5, #B53EB1
Split complementary#3E75B5, #7E3EB5
Tetradic#3EB57E, #423EB5, #B53E75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEFD0
Lighter +30%#E0E2AA
Lighter +20%#D2D584
Lighter +10%#C4C85E
Darker −10%#8C8F31
Darker −20%#676924
Darker −30%#424317
Darker −40%#1C1D0A
More saturated +25%#CDD320
Less saturated −25%#95975C

Channel breakdown

R177
G181
B62
Red177 (69.4%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue62.02°
Saturation (HSL)48.97%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G B5 · B 3E

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