Colour

#B3B019

#B3B019
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#B3B019 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 176, 25 and HSL 59°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#B3B019

RGBrgb(179, 176, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6902, 0.098

RGB percentages70.2%, 69%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(58.8, 75.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.8, 86%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 1.7%, 86%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,776,025

CSS custom property--colour: #B3B019;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4C4FE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AD2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C1A496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 21.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.2 Yellow green · ΔE 24.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6 Gold · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 21.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#191CB3

Analogous#B36319, #69B319

Triadic#19B3B0, #B019B3

Split complementary#1969B3, #6319B3

Tetradic#19B363, #191CB3, #B31969

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F1A6

Lighter +30%#ECEA79

Lighter +20%#E6E34C

Lighter +10%#E0DC1F

Darker −10%#868413

Darker −20%#5A580C

Darker −30%#2D2C06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CCC800

Less saturated −25%#9A9733

Channel breakdown

R179

G176

B25

Red179 (70.2%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue58.83°

Saturation (HSL)75.49%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G B0 · B 19

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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