#B2B63A Color

#B2B63A is rgb(178, 182, 58) in RGB, hsl(62, 52%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 68%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2B63A

HEX#B2B63A

RGBrgb(178, 182, 58)

HSLhsl(62, 52%, 47%)

HSVhsv(62, 68%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 68%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(75% 0.143 111.2)

LABlab(72.03% -12.73 59.19)

LCHlch(72.03% 60.55 102.14)

What #B2B63A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B2B63A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 6.8 Brass#B5A642ΔE 12.56 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 12.8 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 13.4 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 15.03 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 15.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#B2B63A Channel Values

How #B2B63A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 178 · G 182 · B 58	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 62° · S 52% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 62° · S 68% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.18:1 vs white · 9.65:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2B63A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B2B63A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2B63A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B2B63A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #B2B63A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B2B63A

Protanopia#B5B53A

Protanomaly#B4B63A

Deuteranopia#B5B53A

Deuteranomaly#B4B53A

Tritanopia#BBACAC

Tritanomaly#B8B08D

Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

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Using #B2B63A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b2b63a: #B2B63A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2B63A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2b63a': '#B2B63A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.714, blue: 0.227)

Android XML<color name="color_b2b63a">#B2B63A</color>

SVG fillfill="#B2B63A"

More Yellow Colors

#B2B63A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#B2B63A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2B63A?

#B2B63A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(178, 182, 58) in RGB and hsl(62, 52%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #B2B63A?

#B2B63A is rgb(178, 182, 58) — red 178, green 182, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2B63A?

#B2B63A converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 68%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2B63A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2B63A scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2B63A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2B63A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 20.39, which is visibly different.

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