#B3B332 Color

#B3B332 is rgb(179, 179, 50) in RGB, hsl(60, 56%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 30%) 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 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3B332

HEX#B3B332

RGBrgb(179, 179, 50)

HSLhsl(60, 56%, 45%)

HSVhsv(60, 72%, 70%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 30%)

OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.145 109.5)

LABlab(71.24% -11.16 61.37)

LCHlch(71.24% 62.38 100.31)

What #B3B332 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 #B3B332, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 6.34 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 11.74 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 12.07 Brass#B5A642ΔE 12.67 Light Gold#B29700ΔE 15.63 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 16.35

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#B3B332 Channel Values

How #B3B332 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 179 · G 179 · B 50	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 56% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 72% · V 70%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 30%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.23:1 vs white · 9.41:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3B332 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3B332

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3B332; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B3B332

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #B3B332 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#B3B332

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Protanomaly#B3B332

Deuteranopia#B3B332

Deuteranomaly#B3B332

Tritanopia#BCA9A9

Tritanomaly#B9AD89

Achromatopsia#ADADAD

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Using #B3B332 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3b332: #B3B332;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3B332;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3b332': '#B3B332' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.702, blue: 0.196)

Android XML<color name="color_b3b332">#B3B332</color>

SVG fillfill="#B3B332"

More Yellow Colors

#B3B332 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b5a642 b2b300 b5b35c b2ac88 b8860b b29700 bbb477 b0a94f bcb88a a47d19 bcbc15 a3a32e cccc33 e2b33c eedc82 f4e3b8 f9f9eb fdc700 ffd11a fff44f ffff33 1b1404 574a00 85850f

#B3B332 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3B332?

#B3B332 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(179, 179, 50) in RGB and hsl(60, 56%, 45%) 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 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #B3B332?

#B3B332 is rgb(179, 179, 50) — red 179, green 179, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3B332?

#B3B332 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3B332 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3B332 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3B332 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3B332 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 19.9, which is visibly different.

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