Recognised as Colour
#B2A780
- #B2A780
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B2A780 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 167, 128 and HSL 47°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B2A780#B2A780
HEX#B2A780
RGBrgb(178, 167, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6549, 0.502
RGB percentages69.8%, 65.5%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(46.8, 24.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 28.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.2%, 28.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,708,288
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A780;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4D587F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#808BB2
Analogous#B28E80, #A4B280
Triadic#80B2A7, #A780B2
Split complementary#80A4B2, #8E80B2
Tetradic#80B28E, #808BB2, #B280A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G167
B128
Red178 (69.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue46.8°
Saturation (HSL)24.51%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G A7 · B 80
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