Colour
#B3BE2A
- #B3BE2A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B3BE2A is a yellow with RGB values 179, 190, 42 and HSL 64°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#B3BE2A#B3BE2A
HEX#B3BE2A
RGBrgb(179, 190, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7451, 0.1647
RGB percentages70.2%, 74.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(64.5, 63.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.5, 77.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK5.8%, 0%, 77.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,779,626
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BE2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4C41D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#352ABE
Analogous#BE7F2A, #69BE2A
Triadic#2AB3BE, #BE2AB3
Split complementary#2A69BE, #7F2ABE
Tetradic#2ABE7F, #352ABE, #BE2A69
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G190
B42
Red179 (70.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue64.46°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G BE · B 2A
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