Recognised as Colour
#B4A560
- #B4A560
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B4A560 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 165, 96 and HSL 49°, 36%, 54%. 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
#B4A560#B4A560
HEX#B4A560
RGBrgb(180, 165, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6471, 0.3765
RGB percentages70.6%, 64.7%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(49.3, 35.9%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 46.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 46.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,838,816
CSS custom property--colour: #B4A560;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4B5A9F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#606FB4
Analogous#B47B60, #99B460
Triadic#60B4A5, #A560B4
Split complementary#6099B4, #7B60B4
Tetradic#60B47B, #606FB4, #B46099
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G165
B96
Red180 (70.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue49.29°
Saturation (HSL)35.9%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G A5 · B 60
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