Colour

#B5A246

#B5A246
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B5A246 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 162, 70 and HSL 50°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B5A246

RGBrgb(181, 162, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6353, 0.2745

RGB percentages71%, 63.5%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(49.7, 44.2%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 61.3%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 61.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,903,558

CSS custom property--colour: #B5A246;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#4A5DB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19E3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A54Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C2978Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.8 Olive · ΔE 18.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Khaki · ΔE 24.6 Burlywood · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4659B5

Analogous#B56B46, #91B546

Triadic#46B5A2, #A246B5

Split complementary#4691B5, #6B46B5

Tetradic#46B56A, #4659B5, #B54690

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EBD7

Lighter +30%#E1D9B3

Lighter +20%#D3C78E

Lighter +10%#C5B569

Darker −10%#908138

Darker −20%#6B602A

Darker −30%#473F1B

Darker −40%#221E0D

More saturated +25%#D4B727

Less saturated −25%#968D65

Channel breakdown

R181

G162

B70

Red181 (71%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue49.73°

Saturation (HSL)44.22%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G A2 · B 46

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