Recognised as Colour
#B49D05
- #B49D05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B49D05 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 157, 5 and HSL 52°, 95%, 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
#B49D05#B49D05
HEX#B49D05
RGBrgb(180, 157, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6157, 0.0196
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.6%, 2%
HSLhsl(52.1, 94.6%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 97.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 97.2%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,677
CSS custom property--colour: #B49D05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33828WCAG 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 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4B62FA
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 text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#051CB4
Analogous#B44505, #74B405
Triadic#05B49D, #9D05B4
Split complementary#0574B4, #4505B4
Tetradic#05B445, #051CB4, #B40574
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G157
B5
Red180 (70.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue52.11°
Saturation (HSL)94.59%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9D · B 05
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