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Colour

#B49E0C

  • #B49E0C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B49E0C is a yellow with RGB values 180, 158, 12 and HSL 52°, 88%, 38%. 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

#B49E0C#B49E0C
HEX#B49E0C
RGBrgb(180, 158, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6196, 0.0471
RGB percentages70.6%, 62%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(52.1, 87.5%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 93.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 93.3%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,940
CSS custom property--colour: #B49E0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4B61F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A11Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C39186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.5Olive · ΔE 18.5Dark khaki · ΔE 29Gold · ΔE 30Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0C22B4
Analogous#B44A0C, #76B40C
Triadic#0CB49E, #9E0CB4
Split complementary#0C76B4, #4A0CB4
Tetradic#0CB44A, #0C22B4, #B40C76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EB94
Lighter +30%#F5E264
Lighter +20%#F2D935
Lighter +10%#E4C80F
Darker −10%#847409
Darker −20%#544A06
Darker −30%#252002
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C0A700
Less saturated −25%#9C8C24

Channel breakdown

R180
G158
B12
Red180 (70.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue52.14°
Saturation (HSL)87.5%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9E · B 0C

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