Colour

#B2A574

#B2A574
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B2A574 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 165, 116 and HSL 47°, 29%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#B2A574

RGBrgb(178, 165, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6471, 0.4549

RGB percentages69.8%, 64.7%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(47.4, 28.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 34.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 7.3%, 34.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,707,764

CSS custom property--colour: #B2A574;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4D5A8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA371no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A776no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BB9E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.9 Burlywood · ΔE 13.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.7 Wheat · ΔE 22.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.4 Navajo white · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7481B2

Analogous#B28674, #A0B274

Triadic#74B2A5, #A574B2

Split complementary#74A0B2, #8674B2

Tetradic#74B286, #7481B2, #B274A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAF7

Lighter +30%#E9E5D6

Lighter +20%#D6CFB6

Lighter +10%#C4BA95

Darker −10%#9C8E57

Darker −20%#7C7044

Darker −30%#5B5232

Darker −40%#3A3420

More saturated +25%#CDB559

Less saturated −25%#97958F

Channel breakdown

R178

G165

B116

Red178 (69.8%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue47.42°

Saturation (HSL)28.7%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G A5 · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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