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#B1B153

#b1b153 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b1b153 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 69.41% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.11% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 37.6% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.4142

Complementary

  1. #b1b153
  2. #5353b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1b153
  2. #5382b1
  3. #8253b1

Analogous

  1. #b18253
  2. #b1b153
  3. #82b153

Triadic

  1. #b1b153
  2. #53b1b1
  3. #b153b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1b153
  2. #53b153
  3. #5353b1
  4. #b153b1

Square

  1. #b1b153
  2. #53b182
  3. #5353b1
  4. #b15382

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4a21
  2. #7e7e39
  3. #b1b153
  4. #c9c988
  5. #e1e1bc

Shades

#b1b153 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1b153
  2. #9f9f4b
  3. #8e8e42
  4. #7c7c3a
  5. #6a6a32
  6. #59592a
  7. #474721
  8. #353519
  9. #232311
  10. #121208
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1b153 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1b153
  2. #b9b964
  3. #c1c175
  4. #c8c887
  5. #d0d098
  6. #d8d8a9
  7. #e0e0ba
  8. #e8e8cb
  9. #efefdd
  10. #f7f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1b153 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1b153
  2. #acac58
  3. #a7a75c
  4. #a2a261
  5. #9d9d65
  6. #99996a
  7. #94946e
  8. #8f8f73
  9. #8a8a77
  10. #85857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeae91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfae58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca79c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9ad4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9af56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8ab85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1b153 {
  color: #b1b153;
}
Background
.bg-b1b153 {
  background-color: #b1b153;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1b153 {
  border: 2px solid #b1b153;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1b153;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 177 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 38% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1b153 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1b153, #82b153);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1b153 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 177 83 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.92 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.50 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.60 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.66 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.80 #4e4eac Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#b1b153  rgb(177, 177, 83)  hsl(60, 38%, 51%)  Dark Khaki
#5353b1  rgb(83, 83, 177)  hsl(240, 38%, 51%)  Iris
#53b1b1  rgb(83, 177, 177)  hsl(180, 38%, 51%)  Verdigris
#b153b1  rgb(177, 83, 177)  hsl(300, 38%, 51%)  Purpureus