Recognised as Colour
#B2A74C
- #B2A74C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B2A74C is a yellow with RGB values 178, 167, 76 and HSL 54°, 40%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B2A74C#B2A74C
HEX#B2A74C
RGBrgb(178, 167, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6549, 0.298
RGB percentages69.8%, 65.5%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(53.5, 40.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 57.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.2%, 57.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,708,236
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A74C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4D58B3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4C57B2
Analogous#B2744C, #8AB24C
Triadic#4CB2A7, #A74CB2
Split complementary#4C8AB2, #744CB2
Tetradic#4CB274, #4C57B2, #B24C8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G167
B76
Red178 (69.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue53.53°
Saturation (HSL)40.16%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G A7 · B 4C
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