Recognised as Colour

#B49F1C

#B49F1C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B49F1C is a yellow with RGB values 180, 159, 28 and HSL 52°, 73%, 41%. 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

#B49F1C#B49F1C

HEX#B49F1C

RGBrgb(180, 159, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6235, 0.1098

RGB percentages70.6%, 62.4%, 11%

HSLhsl(51.7, 73.1%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 84.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 11.7%, 84.4%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,837,212

CSS custom property--colour: #B49F1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1

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

Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#4B60E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A227no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C39288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 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 text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Olive · ΔE 17.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 26 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1 Peru · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C31B4

Analogous#B4531C, #7DB41C

Triadic#1CB49F, #9F1CB4

Split complementary#1C7DB4, #531CB4

Tetradic#1CB453, #1C31B4, #B41C7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E8AA

Lighter +30%#EBDC7E

Lighter +20%#E4D052

Lighter +10%#DDC426

Darker −10%#887815

Darker −20%#5C510E

Darker −30%#302A07

Darker −40%#030301

More saturated +25%#CEB202

Less saturated −25%#9A8C36

Channel breakdown

R180

G159

B28

Red180 (70.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue51.71°

Saturation (HSL)73.08%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 9F · B 1C

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B49F1C (chemical formula)

Formula
560.699 g/mol
51 atoms

B49F1C has a molar mass of 560.699 g/mol, made up of 51 atoms across 3 elements: 49 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass560.699 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule51

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.3106259 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0740416 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B94.5%

F3.4%

C2.1%

Boron (B × 49)529.69 g/mol, 94.47%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.388%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.142%

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