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Colour

#B6A322

  • #B6A322
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B6A322 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 163, 34 and HSL 52°, 69%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B6A322#B6A322
HEX#B6A322
RGBrgb(182, 163, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6392, 0.1333
RGB percentages71.4%, 63.9%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(52.3, 68.5%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 81.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 81.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,969,314
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A322;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#495CDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A52Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C5968Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 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 text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Olive · ΔE 17.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Dark khaki · ΔE 25Olivedrab · ΔE 28.5Khaki · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2235B6
Analogous#B65922, #7FB622
Triadic#22B6A3, #A322B6
Split complementary#227FB6, #5922B6
Tetradic#22B659, #2235B6, #B6227F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E9B3
Lighter +30%#E9DC88
Lighter +20%#E1D05D
Lighter +10%#D9C332
Darker −10%#8B7D1A
Darker −20%#605612
Darker −30%#35300A
Darker −40%#0A0902
More saturated +25%#D1B707
Less saturated −25%#9B8F3D

Channel breakdown

R182
G163
B34
Red182 (71.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue52.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G A3 · B 22

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