Recognised as Colour
#B3AE42
- #B3AE42
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B3AE42 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 174, 66 and HSL 57°, 46%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B3AE42#B3AE42
HEX#B3AE42
RGBrgb(179, 174, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6824, 0.2588
RGB percentages70.2%, 68.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(57.3, 46.1%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 63.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 63.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,554
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AE42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4C51BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4247B3
Analogous#B37642, #7FB342
Triadic#42B3AE, #AE42B3
Split complementary#427FB3, #7642B3
Tetradic#42B376, #4247B3, #B3427F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G174
B66
Red179 (70.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue57.35°
Saturation (HSL)46.12%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G AE · B 42
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