Recognised as Colour
#B3922E
- #B3922E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B3922E is a yellow with RGB values 179, 146, 46 and HSL 45°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#B3922E#B3922E
HEX#B3922E
RGBrgb(179, 146, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5725, 0.1804
RGB percentages70.2%, 57.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(45.1, 59.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 74.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.4%, 74.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,768,366
CSS custom property--colour: #B3922E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#4C6DD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E4FB3
Analogous#B3502E, #91B32E
Triadic#2EB392, #922EB3
Split complementary#2E92B3, #4F2EB3
Tetradic#2EB350, #2E4FB3, #B32E92
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G146
B46
Red179 (70.2%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue45.11°
Saturation (HSL)59.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 92 · B 2E
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