Colour

#B3A24A

#B3A24A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B3A24A is a yellow with RGB values 179, 162, 74 and HSL 50°, 42%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B3A24A

RGBrgb(179, 162, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6353, 0.2902

RGB percentages70.2%, 63.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(50.3, 41.5%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 58.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 58.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,772,490

CSS custom property--colour: #B3A24A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#4C5DB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09E41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A44Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0978Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.2 Olive · ΔE 19.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Burlywood · ΔE 23.4 Khaki · ΔE 24.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5BB3

Analogous#B36E4A, #90B34A

Triadic#4AB3A2, #A24AB3

Split complementary#4A90B3, #6D4AB3

Tetradic#4AB36D, #4A5BB3, #B34A90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFECDA

Lighter +30%#E1DAB5

Lighter +20%#D2C791

Lighter +10%#C3B56D

Darker −10%#8F813B

Darker −20%#6B612C

Darker −30%#47401D

Darker −40%#231F0E

More saturated +25%#D3B72A

Less saturated −25%#938D6A

Channel breakdown

R179

G162

B74

Red179 (70.2%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue50.29°

Saturation (HSL)41.5%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G A2 · B 4A

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