Colour
#B4B429
- #B4B429
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#B4B429 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 180, 41 and HSL 60°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#B4B429#B4B429
HEX#B4B429
RGBrgb(180, 180, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7059, 0.1608
RGB percentages70.6%, 70.6%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(60, 62.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 77.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 77.2%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,842,601
CSS custom property--colour: #B4B429;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4B4BD6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2929B4
Analogous#B46F29, #6FB429
Triadic#29B4B4, #B429B4
Split complementary#296FB4, #6F29B4
Tetradic#29B46F, #2929B4, #B4296F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G180
B41
Red180 (70.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)62.9%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B4 · G B4 · B 29
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