Colour
#B3B33B
- #B3B33B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#B3B33B is a yellow with RGB values 179, 179, 59 and HSL 60°, 50%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#B3B33B#B3B33B
HEX#B3B33B
RGBrgb(179, 179, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.702, 0.2314
RGB percentages70.2%, 70.2%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(60, 50.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 67%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 67%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,776,827
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B33B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4C4CC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B3BB3
Analogous#B3773B, #77B33B
Triadic#3BB3B3, #B33BB3
Split complementary#3B77B3, #773BB3
Tetradic#3BB377, #3B3BB3, #B33B77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G179
B59
Red179 (70.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)50.42%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B3 · G B3 · B 3B
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