Recognised as Colour

#B4A11B

#B4A11B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B4A11B is a yellow with RGB values 180, 161, 27 and HSL 53°, 74%, 41%. 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

#B4A11B#B4A11B

HEX#B4A11B

RGBrgb(180, 161, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6314, 0.1059

RGB percentages70.6%, 63.1%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(52.5, 73.9%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 85%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 85%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,837,723

CSS custom property--colour: #B4A11B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 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#4B5EE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A327no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C39489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 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 16.2 Olive · ΔE 17.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.8 Gold · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B2EB4

Analogous#B4551B, #7BB41B

Triadic#1BB4A1, #A11BB4

Split complementary#1B7BB4, #541BB4

Tetradic#1BB454, #1B2EB4, #B41B7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E9A9

Lighter +30%#EBDE7D

Lighter +20%#E5D250

Lighter +10%#DEC724

Darker −10%#887914

Darker −20%#5B520E

Darker −30%#2F2A07

Darker −40%#030200

More saturated +25%#CEB401

Less saturated −25%#9A8E35

Channel breakdown

R180

G161

B27

Red180 (70.6%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue52.55°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G A1 · B 1B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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