Recognised as Colour
#B2A25D
- #B2A25D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B2A25D is a yellow with RGB values 178, 162, 93 and HSL 49°, 36%, 53%. 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
#B2A25D#B2A25D
HEX#B2A25D
RGBrgb(178, 162, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6353, 0.3647
RGB percentages69.8%, 63.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(48.7, 35.6%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 47.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 47.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,706,973
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A25D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4D5DA2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D6DB2
Analogous#B2775D, #98B25D
Triadic#5DB2A2, #A25DB2
Split complementary#5D97B2, #785DB2
Tetradic#5DB277, #5D6DB2, #B25D97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G162
B93
Red178 (69.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue48.71°
Saturation (HSL)35.56%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G A2 · B 5D
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