Colour
#B3BD29
- #B3BD29
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B3BD29 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 189, 41 and HSL 64°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#B3BD29#B3BD29
HEX#B3BD29
RGBrgb(179, 189, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7412, 0.1608
RGB percentages70.2%, 74.1%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(64.1, 64.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.1, 78.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK5.3%, 0%, 78.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,779,369
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BD29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#4C42D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3329BD
Analogous#BD7D29, #69BD29
Triadic#29B3BD, #BD29B3
Split complementary#2969BD, #7D29BD
Tetradic#29BD7D, #3329BD, #BD2969
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G189
B41
Red179 (70.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue64.05°
Saturation (HSL)64.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G BD · B 29
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