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Recognised as Colour

#B19C00

  • #B19C00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B19C00 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 156, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B19C00#B19C00
HEX#B19C00
RGBrgb(177, 156, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6118, 0
RGB percentages69.4%, 61.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.9, 100%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 100%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 100%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,639,808
CSS custom property--colour: #B19C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#4E63FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29F18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C08F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Olive · ΔE 18.2Dark khaki · ΔE 30Gold · ΔE 30.1Olivedrab · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0015B1
Analogous#B14400, #6DB100
Triadic#00B19C, #9C00B1
Split complementary#006DB1, #4400B1
Tetradic#00B144, #0015B1, #B1006D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF07E
Lighter +30%#FFEA4B
Lighter +20%#FFE418
Lighter +10%#E4C900
Darker −10%#7E6F00
Darker −20%#4B4200
Darker −30%#181500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B19C00
Less saturated −25%#9B8B16

Channel breakdown

R177
G156
B0
Red177 (69.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 9C · B 00

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