Recognised as Colour

#B2A784

#B2A784
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B2A784 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 167, 132 and HSL 46°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B2A784#B2A784

HEX#B2A784

RGBrgb(178, 167, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6549, 0.5176

RGB percentages69.8%, 65.5%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(45.7, 23%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 25.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 25.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,708,292

CSS custom property--colour: #B2A784;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#4D587B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA582no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A985no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B9A19Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.5 Burlywood · ΔE 16 Dark grey · ΔE 19.7 Wheat · ΔE 21.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.5 Silver · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#848FB2

Analogous#B29084, #A6B284

Triadic#84B2A7, #A784B2

Split complementary#84A6B2, #9084B2

Tetradic#84B290, #848FB2, #B284A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDEAE2

Lighter +20%#D9D4C3

Lighter +10%#C6BDA3

Darker −10%#9E9165

Darker −20%#807450

Darker −30%#61583C

Darker −40%#413B29

More saturated +25%#CBB46B

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R178

G167

B132

Red178 (69.8%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue45.65°

Saturation (HSL)23%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G A7 · B 84

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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