Colour

#B4A878

#B4A878
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B4A878 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 168, 120 and HSL 48°, 29%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#B4A878

RGBrgb(180, 168, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6588, 0.4706

RGB percentages70.6%, 65.9%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(48, 28.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 33.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 6.7%, 33.3%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,839,608

CSS custom property--colour: #B4A878;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#4B5787

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2A575no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5AA7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BDA19Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.3 Burlywood · ΔE 13.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.8 Wheat · ΔE 21.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.7 Navajo white · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7884B4

Analogous#B48A78, #A2B478

Triadic#78B4A8, #A878B4

Split complementary#78A2B4, #8A78B4

Tetradic#78B48A, #7884B4, #B478A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFB

Lighter +30%#EBE7DA

Lighter +20%#D8D2BA

Lighter +10%#C6BD99

Darker −10%#A09259

Darker −20%#7F7447

Darker −30%#5F5635

Darker −40%#3E3822

More saturated +25%#CEB85E

Less saturated −25%#9A9892

Channel breakdown

R180

G168

B120

Red180 (70.6%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)28.57%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G A8 · B 78

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Colour values

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