Recognised as Colour
#B2A254
- #B2A254
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B2A254 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 162, 84 and HSL 50°, 38%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B2A254#B2A254
HEX#B2A254
RGBrgb(178, 162, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6353, 0.3294
RGB percentages69.8%, 63.5%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(49.8, 37.9%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 52.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 52.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,706,964
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A254;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4D5DAB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5464B2
Analogous#B27354, #93B254
Triadic#54B2A2, #A254B2
Split complementary#5493B2, #7354B2
Tetradic#54B273, #5464B2, #B25493
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G162
B84
Red178 (69.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue49.79°
Saturation (HSL)37.9%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G A2 · B 54
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