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Recognised as Colour

#B0990B

  • #B0990B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B0990B is a yellow with RGB values 176, 153, 11 and HSL 52°, 88%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B0990B#B0990B
HEX#B0990B
RGBrgb(176, 153, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6, 0.0431
RGB percentages69%, 60%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(51.6, 88.2%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 93.8%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 93.8%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,573,515
CSS custom property--colour: #B0990B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4F66F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09D1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BF8C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Goldenrod · ΔE 15.1Olive · ΔE 16.9Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4Olivedrab · ΔE 30.1Peru · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B22B0
Analogous#B0460B, #75B00B
Triadic#0BB099, #990BB0
Split complementary#0B75B0, #460BB0
Tetradic#0BB046, #0B22B0, #B00B75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E98F
Lighter +30%#F5E05F
Lighter +20%#F2D72F
Lighter +10%#E0C30E
Darker −10%#806F08
Darker −20%#504605
Darker −30%#201C02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BBA100
Less saturated −25%#998822

Channel breakdown

R176
G153
B11
Red176 (69%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue51.64°
Saturation (HSL)88.24%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 99 · B 0B

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