Recognised as Colour

#B2B072

#B2B072
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B2B072 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 176, 114 and HSL 58°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B2B072

RGBrgb(178, 176, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6902, 0.4471

RGB percentages69.8%, 69%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(58.1, 29.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.1, 36%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.1%, 36%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,710,578

CSS custom property--colour: #B2B072;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#4D4F8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAAB6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAE75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BBA8A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.7 Tan · ΔE 16.4 Burlywood · ΔE 17.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.6 Wheat · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7274B2

Analogous#B29072, #94B272

Triadic#72B2B0, #B072B2

Split complementary#7294B2, #9072B2

Tetradic#72B290, #7274B2, #B27294

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAF6

Lighter +30%#E8E7D5

Lighter +20%#D6D5B4

Lighter +10%#C4C293

Darker −10%#9C9A55

Darker −20%#7B7943

Darker −30%#5A5931

Darker −40%#39381F

More saturated +25%#CDCA57

Less saturated −25%#97968D

Channel breakdown

R178

G176

B114

Red178 (69.8%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue58.13°

Saturation (HSL)29.36%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G B0 · B 72

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Colour harmonies

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