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Recognised as Colour

#B49A21

  • #B49A21
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B49A21 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 154, 33 and HSL 49°, 69%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B49A21#B49A21
HEX#B49A21
RGBrgb(180, 154, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6039, 0.1294
RGB percentages70.6%, 60.4%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(49.4, 69%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 81.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 81.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,835,937
CSS custom property--colour: #B49A21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4B65DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19F2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C38D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.3Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8Olive · ΔE 16.8Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7Peru · ΔE 27.4Olivedrab · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#213BB4
Analogous#B45121, #84B421
Triadic#21B49A, #9A21B4
Split complementary#2184B4, #5121B4
Tetradic#21B451, #213BB4, #B42184

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E5B0
Lighter +30%#E9D785
Lighter +20%#E1C95A
Lighter +10%#D9BB2F
Darker −10%#897519
Darker −20%#5E5011
Darker −30%#332B09
Darker −40%#080701
More saturated +25%#CFAB06
Less saturated −25%#99893C

Channel breakdown

R180
G154
B33
Red180 (70.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue49.39°
Saturation (HSL)69.01%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9A · B 21

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