Colour

#B0992B

#B0992B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B0992B is a yellow with RGB values 176, 153, 43 and HSL 50°, 61%, 43%. 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

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HEX#B0992B

RGBrgb(176, 153, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6, 0.1686

RGB percentages69%, 60%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(49.6, 60.7%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 75.6%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 13.1%, 75.6%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,573,547

CSS custom property--colour: #B0992B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4F66D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99517no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AF9D32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#BE8D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.9 Olive · ΔE 15.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 18 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.2 Peru · ΔE 26.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5

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#2B42B0

Analogous#B0572B, #84B02B

Triadic#2BB099, #992BB0

Split complementary#2B84B0, #572BB0

Tetradic#2BB057, #2B42B0, #B02B84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEE5B9

Lighter +30%#E4D590

Lighter +20%#DAC667

Lighter +10%#D0B73E

Darker −10%#877521

Darker −20%#5E5217

Darker −30%#352E0D

Darker −40%#0C0A03

More saturated +25%#CBAB10

Less saturated −25%#958746

Channel breakdown

R176

G153

B43

Red176 (69%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue49.62°

Saturation (HSL)60.73%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 99 · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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