Colour
#B2B217
- #B2B217
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#B2B217 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 178, 23 and HSL 60°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#B2B217#B2B217
HEX#B2B217
RGBrgb(178, 178, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.698, 0.0902
RGB percentages69.8%, 69.8%, 9%
HSLhsl(60, 77.1%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 87.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 87.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,999
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B217;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4D4DE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1717B2
Analogous#B26517, #65B217
Triadic#17B2B2, #B217B2
Split complementary#1765B2, #6517B2
Tetradic#17B265, #1717B2, #B21765
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G178
B23
Red178 (69.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)77.11%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B2 · G B2 · B 17
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