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Recognised as Colour

#B4A006

  • #B4A006
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B4A006 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 160, 6 and HSL 53°, 94%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B4A006#B4A006
HEX#B4A006
RGBrgb(180, 160, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6275, 0.0235
RGB percentages70.6%, 62.7%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(53.1, 93.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 96.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 96.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,837,446
CSS custom property--colour: #B4A006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4B5FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A31Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C39388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18Olive · ΔE 19.1Gold · ΔE 28.9Dark khaki · ΔE 29.8Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7
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#061AB4
Analogous#B44906, #71B406
Triadic#06B4A0, #A006B4
Split complementary#0671B4, #4906B4
Tetradic#06B449, #061AB4, #B40671

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEE8B
Lighter +30%#F9E75A
Lighter +20%#F8E028
Lighter +10%#E5CC08
Darker −10%#837404
Darker −20%#514803
Darker −30%#201C01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BAA500
Less saturated −25%#9D8E1D

Channel breakdown

R180
G160
B6
Red180 (70.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue53.1°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G A0 · B 06

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