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Recognised as Colour

#B2A143

  • #B2A143
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B2A143 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 161, 67 and HSL 51°, 45%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B2A143#B2A143
HEX#B2A143
RGBrgb(178, 161, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6314, 0.2627
RGB percentages69.8%, 63.1%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(50.8, 45.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 62.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 62.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,706,691
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A143;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4D5EBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09D38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A348no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BF968Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.4Olive · ΔE 17.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21Goldenrod · ΔE 23.9Khaki · ΔE 25.1Olivedrab · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4354B2
Analogous#B26A43, #8BB243
Triadic#43B2A1, #A143B2
Split complementary#438BB2, #6A43B2
Tetradic#43B26A, #4354B2, #B2438B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEAD3
Lighter +30%#E0D9AE
Lighter +20%#D2C789
Lighter +10%#C4B664
Darker −10%#8D7F35
Darker −20%#685E27
Darker −30%#433C19
Darker −40%#1E1B0B
More saturated +25%#D1B624
Less saturated −25%#938C62

Channel breakdown

R178
G161
B67
Red178 (69.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue50.81°
Saturation (HSL)45.31%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G A1 · B 43

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