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Recognised as Colour

#B09E4A

  • #B09E4A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B09E4A is a yellow with RGB values 176, 158, 74 and HSL 49°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B09E4A#B09E4A
HEX#B09E4A
RGBrgb(176, 158, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6196, 0.2902
RGB percentages69%, 62%, 29%
HSLhsl(49.4, 40.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 58%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 58%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,574,858
CSS custom property--colour: #B09E4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#4F61B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9A42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A14Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BD948Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.4Olive · ΔE 19.5Burlywood · ΔE 22.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9Tan · ΔE 25Khaki · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A5CB0
Analogous#B06B4A, #8FB04A
Triadic#4AB09E, #9E4AB0
Split complementary#4A8FB0, #6B4AB0
Tetradic#4AB06B, #4A5CB0, #B04A8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEAD8
Lighter +30%#DFD8B4
Lighter +20%#D0C590
Lighter +10%#C1B26C
Darker −10%#8C7E3B
Darker −20%#685E2C
Darker −30%#443D1D
Darker −40%#201D0E
More saturated +25%#CFB22B
Less saturated −25%#918A69

Channel breakdown

R176
G158
B74
Red176 (69%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)40.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9E · B 4A

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