Colour

#B3B98F

#B3B98F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B3B98F is a yellow with RGB values 179, 185, 143 and HSL 69°, 23%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B3B98F#B3B98F

HEX#B3B98F

RGBrgb(179, 185, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7255, 0.5608

RGB percentages70.2%, 72.5%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(68.6, 23.1%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 22.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK3.2%, 0%, 22.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,778,447

CSS custom property--colour: #B3B98F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#4C4670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFB58Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB691no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B8B4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 14.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.6 Burlywood · ΔE 19.1 Wheat · ΔE 19.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#958FB9

Analogous#B9AA8F, #9EB98F

Triadic#8FB3B9, #B98FB3

Split complementary#8F9EB9, #AA8FB9

Tetradic#8FB9AA, #958FB9, #B98F9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F4ED

Lighter +20%#DEE0CE

Lighter +10%#C8CDAE

Darker −10%#9EA570

Darker −20%#848B57

Darker −30%#666C43

Darker −40%#484C30

More saturated +25%#C3D078

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R179

G185

B143

Red179 (70.2%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue68.57°

Saturation (HSL)23.08%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G B9 · B 8F

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Colour values

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