Colour

#B18B06

#B18B06
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B18B06 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 139, 6 and HSL 47°, 93%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B18B06

RGBrgb(177, 139, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5451, 0.0235

RGB percentages69.4%, 54.5%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(46.7, 93.4%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 96.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 21.5%, 96.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,635,462

CSS custom property--colour: #B18B06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#4E74F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D8A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A69415no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#C17D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 13.1 Olive · ΔE 19.8 Peru · ΔE 23.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 29.2 Orange · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#062CB1

Analogous#B13506, #82B106

Triadic#06B18B, #8B06B1

Split complementary#0682B1, #3506B1

Tetradic#06B135, #062CB1, #B10682

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE188

Lighter +30%#F9D557

Lighter +20%#F8C925

Lighter +10%#E2B208

Darker −10%#806404

Darker −20%#4E3E03

Darker −30%#1D1701

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B78E00

Less saturated −25%#9A7E1D

Channel breakdown

R177

G139

Red177 (69.4%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)93.44%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 8B · B 06

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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