Colour

#B5A32C

#B5A32C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#B5A32C is a yellow with RGB values 181, 163, 44 and HSL 52°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#B5A32C

RGBrgb(181, 163, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6392, 0.1725

RGB percentages71%, 63.9%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(52.1, 60.9%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 75.7%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 75.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,903,788

CSS custom property--colour: #B5A32C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1

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

Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#4A5CD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B39E14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A534no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C3978Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 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 text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 16.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 27 Khaki · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C3EB5

Analogous#B55E2C, #83B52C

Triadic#2CB5A3, #A32CB5

Split complementary#2C83B5, #5E2CB5

Tetradic#2CB55E, #2C3EB5, #B52C83

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE9BE

Lighter +30%#E5DB95

Lighter +20%#DBCD6C

Lighter +10%#D1BF43

Darker −10%#8C7E22

Darker −20%#635918

Darker −30%#3A340E

Darker −40%#110F04

More saturated +25%#D1B810

Less saturated −25%#998E48

Channel breakdown

R181

G163

B44

Red181 (71%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue52.12°

Saturation (HSL)60.89%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G A3 · B 2C

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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