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Colour

#B7A42E

  • #B7A42E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B7A42E is a yellow with RGB values 183, 164, 46 and HSL 52°, 60%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B7A42E#B7A42E
HEX#B7A42E
RGBrgb(183, 164, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6431, 0.1804
RGB percentages71.8%, 64.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(51.7, 59.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 74.9%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 74.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,035,118
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A42E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#485BD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49F18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A636no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C5988Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 17.1Goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.9Dark khaki · ΔE 21.6Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5Khaki · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E41B7
Analogous#B7602E, #85B72E
Triadic#2EB7A4, #A42EB7
Split complementary#2E86B7, #5F2EB7
Tetradic#2EB760, #2E41B7, #B72E86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E9C1
Lighter +30%#E5DB99
Lighter +20%#DBCC70
Lighter +10%#D1BE47
Darker −10%#8E7F24
Darker −20%#655B1A
Darker −30%#3D360F
Darker −40%#141205
More saturated +25%#D4B911
Less saturated −25%#9A8F4B

Channel breakdown

R183
G164
B46
Red183 (71.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue51.68°
Saturation (HSL)59.83%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G A4 · B 2E

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