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Colour

#B3A136

  • #B3A136
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B3A136 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 161, 54 and HSL 51°, 54%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B3A136#B3A136
HEX#B3A136
RGBrgb(179, 161, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6314, 0.2118
RGB percentages70.2%, 63.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(51.4, 53.6%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 69.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 69.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,772,214
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A136;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#4C5EC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09D27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A33Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C1958Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.9Dark khaki · ΔE 18.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Goldenrod · ΔE 20Olivedrab · ΔE 25.9Khaki · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3648B3
Analogous#B36336, #86B336
Triadic#36B3A1, #A136B3
Split complementary#3686B3, #6236B3
Tetradic#36B363, #3648B3, #B33687

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE8C7
Lighter +30%#E2D9A0
Lighter +20%#D6C979
Lighter +10%#CBB951
Darker −10%#8C7E2A
Darker −20%#655B1E
Darker −30%#3D3713
Darker −40%#161407
More saturated +25%#D0B619
Less saturated −25%#968C53

Channel breakdown

R179
G161
B54
Red179 (70.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue51.36°
Saturation (HSL)53.65%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G A1 · B 36

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