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Colour

#B2B01C

  • #B2B01C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B2B01C is a yellow with RGB values 178, 176, 28 and HSL 59°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B2B01C#B2B01C
HEX#B2B01C
RGBrgb(178, 176, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6902, 0.1098
RGB percentages69.8%, 69%, 11%
HSLhsl(59.2, 72.8%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 84.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 84.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,492
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B01C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4D4FE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BFA496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 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 text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 21.1Goldenrod · ΔE 23.5Yellow green · ΔE 24Olivedrab · ΔE 26.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.4Dark khaki · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 21.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C1EB2
Analogous#B2651C, #69B21C
Triadic#1CB2B0, #B01CB2
Split complementary#1C69B2, #651CB2
Tetradic#1CB265, #1C1EB2, #B21C69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F0A9
Lighter +30%#EAE97D
Lighter +20%#E4E250
Lighter +10%#DDDA24
Darker −10%#868415
Darker −20%#5A590E
Darker −30%#2E2D07
Darker −40%#020200
More saturated +25%#CCC902
Less saturated −25%#989736

Channel breakdown

R178
G176
B28
Red178 (69.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue59.2°
Saturation (HSL)72.82%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G B0 · B 1C

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