Recognised as Colour
#B1BD52
- #B1BD52
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B1BD52 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 189, 82 and HSL 67°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B1BD52#B1BD52
HEX#B1BD52
RGBrgb(177, 189, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7412, 0.3216
RGB percentages69.4%, 74.1%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(66.7, 44.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.7, 56.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK6.3%, 0%, 56.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,648,338
CSS custom property--colour: #B1BD52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4E42AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E52BD
Analogous#BD9352, #7CBD52
Triadic#52B1BD, #BD52B1
Split complementary#527BBD, #9352BD
Tetradic#52BD93, #5E52BD, #BD527C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G189
B82
Red177 (69.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue66.73°
Saturation (HSL)44.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G BD · B 52
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