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Recognised as Colour

#B4991D

  • #B4991D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B4991D is a yellow with RGB values 180, 153, 29 and HSL 49°, 72%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B4991D#B4991D
HEX#B4991D
RGBrgb(180, 153, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6, 0.1137
RGB percentages70.6%, 60%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(49.3, 72.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 83.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 83.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,835,677
CSS custom property--colour: #B4991D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#4B66E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19E27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C38C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 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 text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.7Goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Olive · ΔE 17.1Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7Peru · ΔE 27.4Olivedrab · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D38B4
Analogous#B44E1D, #84B41D
Triadic#1DB499, #991DB4
Split complementary#1D84B4, #4D1DB4
Tetradic#1DB44D, #1D38B4, #B41D84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E5AB
Lighter +30%#EAD780
Lighter +20%#E3CA54
Lighter +10%#DCBC28
Darker −10%#887416
Darker −20%#5C4E0F
Darker −30%#302908
Darker −40%#040401
More saturated +25%#CEAA03
Less saturated −25%#9A8837

Channel breakdown

R180
G153
B29
Red180 (70.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue49.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.25%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 99 · B 1D

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