Recognised as Colour
#B4AA4D
- #B4AA4D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B4AA4D is a yellow with RGB values 180, 170, 77 and HSL 54°, 41%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B4AA4D#B4AA4D
HEX#B4AA4D
RGBrgb(180, 170, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6667, 0.302
RGB percentages70.6%, 66.7%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(54.2, 40.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.2, 57.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 57.2%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,077
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AA4D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4B55B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4D57B4
Analogous#B4774D, #8AB44D
Triadic#4DB4AA, #AA4DB4
Split complementary#4D8BB4, #764DB4
Tetradic#4DB476, #4D57B4, #B44D8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G170
B77
Red180 (70.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue54.17°
Saturation (HSL)40.71%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G AA · B 4D
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