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Recognised as Colour

#B09A00

  • #B09A00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B09A00 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 154, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B09A00#B09A00
HEX#B09A00
RGBrgb(176, 154, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6039, 0
RGB percentages69%, 60.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 100%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 100%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,573,760
CSS custom property--colour: #B09A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4F65FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19D17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BF8D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16Olive · ΔE 17.7Dark khaki · ΔE 29.8Olivedrab · ΔE 30.6Gold · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0016B0
Analogous#B04200, #6EB000
Triadic#00B09A, #9A00B0
Split complementary#006EB0, #4200B0
Tetradic#00B042, #0016B0, #B0006E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEF7D
Lighter +30%#FFE84A
Lighter +20%#FFE217
Lighter +10%#E3C700
Darker −10%#7D6D00
Darker −20%#4A4100
Darker −30%#171400
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B09A00
Less saturated −25%#9A8A16

Channel breakdown

R176
G154
B0
Red176 (69%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9A · B 00

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