Recognised as Colour
#B49D02
- #B49D02
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B49D02 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 157, 2 and HSL 52°, 98%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B49D02#B49D02
HEX#B49D02
RGBrgb(180, 157, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6157, 0.0078
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(52.2, 97.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 98.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 98.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,674
CSS custom property--colour: #B49D02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4B62FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0219B4
Analogous#B44402, #72B402
Triadic#02B49D, #9D02B4
Split complementary#0272B4, #4402B4
Tetradic#02B444, #0219B4, #B40272
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G157
B2
Red180 (70.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue52.25°
Saturation (HSL)97.8%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9D · B 02
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