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Recognised as Colour

#B09805

  • #B09805
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B09805 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 152, 5 and HSL 52°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B09805#B09805
HEX#B09805
RGBrgb(176, 152, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5961, 0.0196
RGB percentages69%, 59.6%, 2%
HSLhsl(51.6, 94.5%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 97.2%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 97.2%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,573,253
CSS custom property--colour: #B09805;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#4F67FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9C19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BF8B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Goldenrod · ΔE 14.7Olive · ΔE 17.3Dark khaki · ΔE 29.1Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7Peru · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#051DB0
Analogous#B04205, #73B005
Triadic#05B098, #9805B0
Split complementary#0573B0, #4205B0
Tetradic#05B043, #051DB0, #B00573

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEB85
Lighter +30%#FAE354
Lighter +20%#F9DB22
Lighter +10%#E2C306
Darker −10%#7E6D04
Darker −20%#4D4202
Darker −30%#1B1801
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B59C00
Less saturated −25%#99881C

Channel breakdown

R176
G152
B5
Red176 (69%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue51.58°
Saturation (HSL)94.48%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 98 · B 05

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