Recognised as Colour

#B3B380

#B3B380
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B3B380 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 179, 128 and HSL 60°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B3B380#B3B380

HEX#B3B380

RGBrgb(179, 179, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.702, 0.502

RGB percentages70.2%, 70.2%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(60, 25.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 28.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 28.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,776,896

CSS custom property--colour: #B3B380;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#4C4C7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBAF7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB182no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BAADA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.3 Tan · ΔE 13.7 Burlywood · ΔE 16.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.9 Wheat · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8080B3

Analogous#B39A80, #9AB380

Triadic#80B3B3, #B380B3

Split complementary#809AB3, #9A80B3

Tetradic#80B39A, #8080B3, #B3809A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECECE0

Lighter +20%#D9D9C0

Lighter +10%#C6C6A0

Darker −10%#A0A060

Darker −20%#80804D

Darker −30%#60603A

Darker −40%#404027

More saturated +25%#CCCC67

Less saturated −25%#9A9A99

Channel breakdown

R179

G179

B128

Red179 (70.2%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)25.12%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR B3 · G B3 · B 80

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Harmonies

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B3B380 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,140.23 g/mol
383 atoms

B3B380 has a molar mass of 4,140.23 g/mol, made up of 383 atoms across 1 element: 383 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,140.23 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule383

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule6.8750137 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4545426 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 383)4,140.23 g/mol, 100%

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