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Colour

#B49B0F

  • #B49B0F
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B49B0F is a yellow with RGB values 180, 155, 15 and HSL 51°, 85%, 38%. 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

#B49B0F#B49B0F
HEX#B49B0F
RGBrgb(180, 155, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6078, 0.0588
RGB percentages70.6%, 60.8%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(50.9, 84.6%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 91.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 91.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,175
CSS custom property--colour: #B49B0F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#4B64F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B39F1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C38E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 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 text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Olive · ΔE 18.1Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4Peru · ΔE 30.6Olivedrab · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0F28B4
Analogous#B4480F, #7BB40F
Triadic#0FB49B, #9B0FB4
Split complementary#0F7BB4, #480FB4
Tetradic#0FB448, #0F28B4, #B40F7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E899
Lighter +30%#F3DE69
Lighter +20%#EFD33A
Lighter +10%#E3C413
Darker −10%#85720B
Darker −20%#564A07
Darker −30%#272103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C3A500
Less saturated −25%#9C8A27

Channel breakdown

R180
G155
B15
Red180 (70.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue50.91°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9B · B 0F

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