Recognised as Colour
#B18E15
- #B18E15
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B18E15 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 142, 21 and HSL 47°, 79%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#B18E15#B18E15
HEX#B18E15
RGBrgb(177, 142, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5569, 0.0824
RGB percentages69.4%, 55.7%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(46.5, 78.8%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 88.1%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 88.1%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,636,245
CSS custom property--colour: #B18E15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#4E71EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1538B1
Analogous#B14015, #86B115
Triadic#15B18E, #8E15B1
Split complementary#1586B1, #4015B1
Tetradic#15B140, #1538B1, #B11586
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G142
B21
Red177 (69.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue46.54°
Saturation (HSL)78.79%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 8E · B 15
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