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Recognised as Colour

#B3A34A

  • #B3A34A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B3A34A is a yellow with RGB values 179, 163, 74 and HSL 51°, 42%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B3A34A#B3A34A
HEX#B3A34A
RGBrgb(179, 163, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6392, 0.2902
RGB percentages70.2%, 63.9%, 29%
HSLhsl(50.9, 41.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 58.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 58.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,772,746
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A34A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4C5CB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19F41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A54Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C0988Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11Olive · ΔE 19Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9Burlywood · ΔE 23.8Khaki · ΔE 24Goldenrod · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A5AB3
Analogous#B36E4A, #8EB34A
Triadic#4AB3A3, #A34AB3
Split complementary#4A8EB3, #6F4AB3
Tetradic#4AB36F, #4A5AB3, #B34A8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFECDA
Lighter +30%#E1DAB5
Lighter +20%#D2C891
Lighter +10%#C3B66D
Darker −10%#8F823B
Darker −20%#6B612C
Darker −30%#47401D
Darker −40%#23200E
More saturated +25%#D3B92A
Less saturated −25%#938D6A

Channel breakdown

R179
G163
B74
Red179 (70.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue50.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.5%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G A3 · B 4A

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