Colour

#B2A472

#B2A472
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B2A472 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 164, 114 and HSL 47°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#B2A472

RGBrgb(178, 164, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6431, 0.4471

RGB percentages69.8%, 64.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(46.9, 29.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 36%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 36%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,707,506

CSS custom property--colour: #B2A472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#4D5B8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEA26Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A674no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BC9D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.1 Burlywood · ΔE 13.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.4 Wheat · ΔE 22.6 Navajo white · ΔE 23.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7280B2

Analogous#B28472, #A0B272

Triadic#72B2A4, #A472B2

Split complementary#72A0B2, #8472B2

Tetradic#72B284, #7280B2, #B272A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF9F6

Lighter +30%#E8E4D5

Lighter +20%#D6CFB4

Lighter +10%#C4B993

Darker −10%#9C8C55

Darker −20%#7B6F43

Darker −30%#5A5131

Darker −40%#39331F

More saturated +25%#CDB357

Less saturated −25%#97958D

Channel breakdown

R178

G164

B114

Red178 (69.8%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue46.88°

Saturation (HSL)29.36%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G A4 · B 72

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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