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Colour

#B49C1F

  • #B49C1F
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B49C1F is a yellow with RGB values 180, 156, 31 and HSL 50°, 71%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B49C1F#B49C1F
HEX#B49C1F
RGBrgb(180, 156, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6118, 0.1216
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.2%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(50.3, 70.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 82.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 82.8%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,447
CSS custom property--colour: #B49C1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4B63E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A029no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C38F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Goldenrod · ΔE 15Olive · ΔE 16.8Dark khaki · ΔE 25.2Peru · ΔE 28.9Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F37B4
Analogous#B4521F, #82B41F
Triadic#1FB49C, #9C1FB4
Split complementary#1F82B4, #521FB4
Tetradic#1FB451, #1F37B4, #B41F82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E6AE
Lighter +30%#EAD982
Lighter +20%#E2CC57
Lighter +10%#DBBE2B
Darker −10%#887618
Darker −20%#5D5110
Darker −30%#312B09
Darker −40%#060501
More saturated +25%#CEAE05
Less saturated −25%#9A8A39

Channel breakdown

R180
G156
B31
Red180 (70.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue50.34°
Saturation (HSL)70.62%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9C · B 1F

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