Recognised as Colour

#B2B49F

#B2B49F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#B2B49F is a yellow with RGB values 178, 180, 159 and HSL 66°, 12%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B2B49F#B2B49F

HEX#B2B49F

RGBrgb(178, 180, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7059, 0.6235

RGB percentages69.8%, 70.6%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(65.7, 12.3%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.7, 11.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK1.1%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,711,647

CSS custom property--colour: #B2B49F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#4D4B60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B29Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8B3A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B5B1AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.9 Silver · ΔE 12.5 Light grey · ΔE 16.5 Tan · ΔE 17 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A19FB4

Analogous#B4AC9F, #A7B49F

Triadic#9FB2B4, #B49FB2

Split complementary#9FA7B4, #AC9FB4

Tetradic#9FB4AC, #A19FB4, #B49FA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F7F5

Lighter +20%#E0E1D8

Lighter +10%#C9CABC

Darker −10%#9B9E82

Darker −20%#828568

Darker −30%#666852

Darker −40%#4A4C3B

More saturated +25%#C3C98A

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R178

G180

B159

Red178 (69.8%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue65.71°

Saturation (HSL)12.28%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G B4 · B 9F

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B2B49F (chemical formula)

Formula
570.308 g/mol
52 atoms

B2B49F has a molar mass of 570.308 g/mol, made up of 52 atoms across 2 elements: 51 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass570.308 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule52

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.4701871 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0559453 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B96.7%

F3.3%

Boron (B × 51)551.31 g/mol, 96.669%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.331%

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