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Colour

#B7A42F

  • #B7A42F
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B7A42F is a yellow with RGB values 183, 164, 47 and HSL 52°, 59%, 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

#B7A42F#B7A42F
HEX#B7A42F
RGBrgb(183, 164, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6431, 0.1843
RGB percentages71.8%, 64.3%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(51.6, 59.1%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 74.3%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 74.3%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,035,119
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A42F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36823WCAG 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#485BD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49F1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A637no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C5988Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 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 17.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.9Dark khaki · ΔE 21.3Olivedrab · ΔE 27.4Khaki · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F42B7
Analogous#B7602F, #86B72F
Triadic#2FB7A4, #A42FB7
Split complementary#2F86B7, #602FB7
Tetradic#2FB760, #2F42B7, #B72F86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE9C3
Lighter +30%#E5DB9A
Lighter +20%#DBCC71
Lighter +10%#D0BD49
Darker −10%#8E8025
Darker −20%#665B1A
Darker −30%#3D3710
Darker −40%#151305
More saturated +25%#D4B912
Less saturated −25%#9A8F4C

Channel breakdown

R183
G164
B47
Red183 (71.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue51.62°
Saturation (HSL)59.13%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G A4 · B 2F

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