Recognised as Colour
#B2AA41
- #B2AA41
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B2AA41 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 170, 65 and HSL 56°, 47%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B2AA41#B2AA41
HEX#B2AA41
RGBrgb(178, 170, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6667, 0.2549
RGB percentages69.8%, 66.7%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(55.8, 46.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.8, 63.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 63.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,708,993
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AA41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4D55BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4149B2
Analogous#B27241, #82B241
Triadic#41B2AA, #AA41B2
Split complementary#4182B2, #7141B2
Tetradic#41B271, #4149B2, #B24182
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G170
B65
Red178 (69.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue55.75°
Saturation (HSL)46.5%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AA · B 41
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