Colour

#B4B469

#B4B469
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B4B469 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 180, 105 and HSL 60°, 33%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B4B469

RGBrgb(180, 180, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7059, 0.4118

RGB percentages70.6%, 70.6%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(60, 33.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 41.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 41.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,842,665

CSS custom property--colour: #B4B469;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#4B4B96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFAE63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B16Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BEACA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 3 Khaki · ΔE 19.8 Burlywood · ΔE 20.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21 Tan · ΔE 21.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 3.02, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6969B4

Analogous#B48F69, #8FB469

Triadic#69B4B4, #B469B4

Split complementary#698FB4, #8F69B4

Tetradic#69B48F, #6969B4, #B4698F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8F1

Lighter +30%#E7E7CF

Lighter +20%#D6D6AD

Lighter +10%#C5C58B

Darker −10%#9C9C4E

Darker −20%#7A7A3D

Darker −30%#58582C

Darker −40%#36361B

More saturated +25%#D0D04D

Less saturated −25%#989885

Channel breakdown

R180

G180

B105

Red180 (70.6%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR B4 · G B4 · B 69

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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