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Colour

#B3A034

  • #B3A034
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B3A034 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 160, 52 and HSL 51°, 55%, 45%. 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

#B3A034#B3A034
HEX#B3A034
RGBrgb(179, 160, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6275, 0.2039
RGB percentages70.2%, 62.7%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(51, 55%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 70.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 70.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,771,956
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A034;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#4C5FCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09C24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A33Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C1948Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7Goldenrod · ΔE 19.4Olivedrab · ΔE 26.3Khaki · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3447B3
Analogous#B36034, #87B334
Triadic#34B3A0, #A034B3
Split complementary#3487B3, #6134B3
Tetradic#34B360, #3447B3, #B33486

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE8C5
Lighter +30%#E3D89D
Lighter +20%#D7C976
Lighter +10%#CCB94E
Darker −10%#8B7D29
Darker −20%#64591D
Darker −30%#3C3612
Darker −40%#151306
More saturated +25%#D0B417
Less saturated −25%#968C51

Channel breakdown

R179
G160
B52
Red179 (70.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue51.02°
Saturation (HSL)54.98%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G A0 · B 34

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