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Colour

#B2A61A

  • #B2A61A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B2A61A is a yellow with RGB values 178, 166, 26 and HSL 55°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B2A61A#B2A61A
HEX#B2A61A
RGBrgb(178, 166, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.651, 0.102
RGB percentages69.8%, 65.1%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(55.3, 74.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 85.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 85.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,707,930
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A61A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4D59E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA628no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#C09A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 18Goldenrod · ΔE 19Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4Dark khaki · ΔE 27.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.3Yellow green · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 17.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A26B2
Analogous#B25A1A, #72B21A
Triadic#1AB2A6, #A61AB2
Split complementary#1A72B2, #5A1AB2
Tetradic#1AB25A, #1A26B2, #B21A72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2ECA6
Lighter +30%#ECE379
Lighter +20%#E5D94D
Lighter +10%#DFD021
Darker −10%#867D13
Darker −20%#59530D
Darker −30%#2D2A07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CCBB00
Less saturated −25%#999133

Channel breakdown

R178
G166
B26
Red178 (69.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue55.26°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G A6 · B 1A

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