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Colour

#B09B00

  • #B09B00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B09B00 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 155, 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

#B09B00#B09B00
HEX#B09B00
RGBrgb(176, 155, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6078, 0
RGB percentages69%, 60.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.8, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 100%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 100%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,574,016
CSS custom property--colour: #B09B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4F64FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19E18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BF8E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.6Olive · ΔE 17.8Dark khaki · ΔE 29.8Olivedrab · ΔE 30.3Gold · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0015B0
Analogous#B04300, #6DB000
Triadic#00B09B, #9B00B0
Split complementary#006DB0, #4300B0
Tetradic#00B043, #0015B0, #B0006D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEF7D
Lighter +30%#FFE94A
Lighter +20%#FFE317
Lighter +10%#E3C800
Darker −10%#7D6E00
Darker −20%#4A4100
Darker −30%#171400
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B09B00
Less saturated −25%#9A8A16

Channel breakdown

R176
G155
B0
Red176 (69%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9B · B 00

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