Recognised as Colour

#B4A119

#B4A119
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B4A119 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 161, 25 and HSL 53°, 76%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B4A119

RGBrgb(180, 161, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6314, 0.098

RGB percentages70.6%, 63.1%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(52.6, 75.6%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 86.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 86.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,837,721

CSS custom property--colour: #B4A119;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#4B5EE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B29C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A326no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#C39489no 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 text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Olive · ΔE 17.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 29 Gold · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#192CB4

Analogous#B45319, #7AB419

Triadic#19B4A1, #A119B4

Split complementary#197AB4, #5319B4

Tetradic#19B453, #192CB4, #B4197A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3E9A6

Lighter +30%#ECDE7A

Lighter +20%#E6D34D

Lighter +10%#E0C820

Darker −10%#877913

Darker −20%#5A510D

Darker −30%#2E2906

Darker −40%#010100

More saturated +25%#CDB400

Less saturated −25%#9A8E33

Channel breakdown

R180

G161

B25

Red180 (70.6%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue52.65°

Saturation (HSL)75.61%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G A1 · B 19

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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