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Recognised as Colour

#B3A023

  • #B3A023
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B3A023 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 160, 35 and HSL 52°, 67%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B3A023#B3A023
HEX#B3A023
RGBrgb(179, 160, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6275, 0.1373
RGB percentages70.2%, 62.7%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(52.1, 67.3%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 80.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 80.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,771,939
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A023;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#4C5FDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A22Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C19489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 16.3Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Dark khaki · ΔE 24.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.7Khaki · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2336B3
Analogous#B35823, #7EB323
Triadic#23B3A0, #A023B3
Split complementary#237EB3, #5823B3
Tetradic#23B358, #2336B3, #B3237E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E8B2
Lighter +30%#E8DB87
Lighter +20%#DFCE5D
Lighter +10%#D7C132
Darker −10%#887A1B
Darker −20%#5E5412
Darker −30%#332E0A
Darker −40%#080702
More saturated +25%#CEB408
Less saturated −25%#988C3E

Channel breakdown

R179
G160
B35
Red179 (70.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue52.08°
Saturation (HSL)67.29%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G A0 · B 23

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