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Recognised as Colour

#B2AD77

  • #B2AD77
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B2AD77 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 173, 119 and HSL 55°, 28%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B2AD77#B2AD77
HEX#B2AD77
RGBrgb(178, 173, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6784, 0.4667
RGB percentages69.8%, 67.8%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(54.9, 27.7%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.9, 33.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 33.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,709,815
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AD77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4D5288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A973no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8AC79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BAA69Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.6Tan · ΔE 13.3Burlywood · ΔE 15.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Wheat · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#777CB2
Analogous#B28F77, #99B277
Triadic#77B2AD, #AD77B2
Split complementary#779AB2, #8F77B2
Tetradic#77B290, #777CB2, #B2779A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCF9
Lighter +30%#E9E8D9
Lighter +20%#D7D4B8
Lighter +10%#C4C198
Darker −10%#9D9759
Darker −20%#7D7846
Darker −30%#5C5934
Darker −40%#3B3922
More saturated +25%#CDC35C
Less saturated −25%#979792

Channel breakdown

R178
G173
B119
Red178 (69.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue54.92°
Saturation (HSL)27.7%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AD · B 77

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