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Recognised as Colour

#B09600

  • #B09600
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B09600 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 150, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B09600#B09600
HEX#B09600
RGBrgb(176, 150, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5882, 0
RGB percentages69%, 58.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(51.1, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 100%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 100%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,572,736
CSS custom property--colour: #B09600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#4F69FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9B16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BF897Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Goldenrod · ΔE 14.1Olive · ΔE 17.7Dark khaki · ΔE 29.8Peru · ΔE 30.4Olivedrab · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#001AB0
Analogous#B03E00, #72B000
Triadic#00B096, #9600B0
Split complementary#0072B0, #3E00B0
Tetradic#00B03E, #001AB0, #B00072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEC7D
Lighter +30%#FFE44A
Lighter +20%#FFDD17
Lighter +10%#E3C100
Darker −10%#7D6B00
Darker −20%#4A3F00
Darker −30%#171400
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B09600
Less saturated −25%#9A8616

Channel breakdown

R176
G150
B0
Red176 (69%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 96 · B 00

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