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Recognised as Colour

#B7A338

  • #B7A338
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B7A338 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 163, 56 and HSL 51°, 53%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B7A338#B7A338
HEX#B7A338
RGBrgb(183, 163, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6392, 0.2196
RGB percentages71.8%, 63.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(50.6, 53.1%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 69.4%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 69.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,034,872
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A338;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#485CC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39F29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A63Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#C5978Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 17.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 18.1Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Khaki · ΔE 26.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#384CB7
Analogous#B76338, #8CB738
Triadic#38B7A3, #A338B7
Split complementary#388CB7, #6338B7
Tetradic#38B763, #384CB7, #B7388C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEACC
Lighter +30%#E3D9A5
Lighter +20%#D7C97E
Lighter +10%#CBB957
Darker −10%#90802C
Darker −20%#695D20
Darker −30%#423B14
Darker −40%#1B1808
More saturated +25%#D5B71A
Less saturated −25%#998F56

Channel breakdown

R183
G163
B56
Red183 (71.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue50.55°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G A3 · B 38

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