Colour

#B3A877

#B3A877
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B3A877 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 168, 119 and HSL 49°, 28%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#B3A877

RGBrgb(179, 168, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6588, 0.4667

RGB percentages70.2%, 65.9%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(49, 28.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49, 33.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 6.1%, 33.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,774,071

CSS custom property--colour: #B3A877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#4C5788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2A574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A979no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BCA19Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.9 Burlywood · ΔE 13.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.3 Wheat · ΔE 21.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.3 Navajo white · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7782B3

Analogous#B38A77, #A0B377

Triadic#77B3A8, #A877B3

Split complementary#77A0B3, #8A77B3

Tetradic#77B38A, #7782B3, #B377A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFCFA

Lighter +30%#EAE7D9

Lighter +20%#D8D2B8

Lighter +10%#C5BD98

Darker −10%#9E9259

Darker −20%#7E7446

Darker −30%#5D5534

Darker −40%#3C3722

More saturated +25%#CEB95C

Less saturated −25%#989792

Channel breakdown

R179

G168

B119

Red179 (70.2%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue49°

Saturation (HSL)28.3%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G A8 · B 77

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Colour values

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