Colour

#B0992C

#B0992C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B0992C is a yellow with RGB values 176, 153, 44 and HSL 50°, 60%, 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#B0992C

RGBrgb(176, 153, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6, 0.1725

RGB percentages69%, 60%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(49.5, 60%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 75%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 13.1%, 75%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,573,548

CSS custom property--colour: #B0992C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32194WCAG 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#4F66D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99519no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AF9D33no 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 49.2 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 15 Olive · ΔE 15.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.9 Peru · ΔE 26.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C43B0

Analogous#B0572C, #85B02C

Triadic#2CB099, #992CB0

Split complementary#2C85B0, #572CB0

Tetradic#2CB057, #2C43B0, #B02C85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE5BA

Lighter +30%#E4D591

Lighter +20%#D9C669

Lighter +10%#CFB640

Darker −10%#877622

Darker −20%#5E5218

Darker −30%#362F0D

Darker −40%#0D0B03

More saturated +25%#CCAB11

Less saturated −25%#948748

Channel breakdown

R176

G153

B44

Red176 (69%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue49.55°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 99 · B 2C

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Colour values

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