Colour

#B49F15

#B49F15
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B49F15 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 159, 21 and HSL 52°, 79%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B49F15#B49F15

HEX#B49F15

RGBrgb(180, 159, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6235, 0.0824

RGB percentages70.6%, 62.4%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(52.1, 79.1%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 88.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 11.7%, 88.3%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,837,205

CSS custom property--colour: #B49F15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#4B60EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A223no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#C39287no 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 text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Olive · ΔE 17.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.7 Gold · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#152AB4

Analogous#B45015, #79B415

Triadic#15B49F, #9F15B4

Split complementary#1579B4, #5015B4

Tetradic#15B450, #152AB4, #B41579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4E9A1

Lighter +30%#EFDE73

Lighter +20%#E9D446

Lighter +10%#E2C71A

Darker −10%#867710

Darker −20%#594E0A

Darker −30%#2B2605

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C9AE00

Less saturated −25%#9B8D2E

Channel breakdown

R180

G159

B21

Red180 (70.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue52.08°

Saturation (HSL)79.1%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 9F · B 15

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B49F15 (chemical formula)

Formula
814.66 g/mol
64 atoms

B49F15 has a molar mass of 814.66 g/mol, made up of 64 atoms across 2 elements: 49 × B, 15 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass814.66 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule64

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3527748 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.3922136 × 10^20

Composition by mass

B65%

F35%

Boron (B × 49)529.69 g/mol, 65.02%

Fluorine (F × 15)284.97 g/mol, 34.98%

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