Recognised as Colour

#B2A046

#B2A046
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B2A046 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 160, 70 and HSL 50°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B2A046

RGBrgb(178, 160, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6275, 0.2745

RGB percentages69.8%, 62.7%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(50, 43.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 60.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 60.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,706,438

CSS custom property--colour: #B2A046;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#4D5FB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AE9C3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A34Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BF958Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.5 Olive · ΔE 18.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Burlywood · ΔE 24.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.9 Khaki · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4658B2

Analogous#B26A46, #8EB246

Triadic#46B2A0, #A046B2

Split complementary#468EB2, #6A46B2

Tetradic#46B26A, #4658B2, #B2468E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFEAD5

Lighter +30%#E0D8B1

Lighter +20%#D2C68C

Lighter +10%#C3B468

Darker −10%#8D7F38

Darker −20%#695E29

Darker −30%#443D1B

Darker −40%#201C0C

More saturated +25%#D1B527

Less saturated −25%#938B65

Channel breakdown

R178

G160

B70

Red178 (69.8%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)43.55%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G A0 · B 46

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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