Colour
#B4A555
- #B4A555
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B4A555 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 165, 85 and HSL 51°, 39%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B4A555#B4A555
HEX#B4A555
RGBrgb(180, 165, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6471, 0.3333
RGB percentages70.6%, 64.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(50.5, 38.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 52.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 52.8%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,838,805
CSS custom property--colour: #B4A555;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4B5AAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5564B4
Analogous#B47655, #94B455
Triadic#55B4A5, #A555B4
Split complementary#5593B4, #7655B4
Tetradic#55B476, #5564B4, #B45593
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G165
B85
Red180 (70.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue50.53°
Saturation (HSL)38.78%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G A5 · B 55
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