Colour

#B3C308

#B3C308
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B3C308 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 195, 8 and HSL 65°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#B3C308

RGBrgb(179, 195, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7647, 0.0314

RGB percentages70.2%, 76.5%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(65.1, 92.1%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.1, 95.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK8.2%, 0%, 95.9%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,780,872

CSS custom property--colour: #B3C308;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#4C3CF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BA27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BFB7A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16 Gold · ΔE 28.1 Yellow · ΔE 29.5 Olive · ΔE 31.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 32.8 Green yellow · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1808C3

Analogous#C37608, #56C308

Triadic#08B3C3, #C308B3

Split complementary#0856C3, #7508C3

Tetradic#08C376, #1808C3, #C30856

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3FB9C

Lighter +30%#EDF96B

Lighter +20%#E7F73A

Lighter +10%#E0F40A

Darker −10%#869206

Darker −20%#596104

Darker −30%#2C3002

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BACB00

Less saturated −25%#9EAA21

Channel breakdown

R179

G195

Red179 (70.2%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue65.13°

Saturation (HSL)92.12%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G C3 · B 08

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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