Colour

#B5992D

#B5992D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B5992D is a yellow with RGB values 181, 153, 45 and HSL 48°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B5992D

RGBrgb(181, 153, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6, 0.1765

RGB percentages71%, 60%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(47.6, 60.2%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 75.1%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 75.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,901,229

CSS custom property--colour: #B5992D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#4A66D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AA961Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B19F33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#C48C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.5 Olive · ΔE 17.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.6 Peru · ΔE 24.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D49B5

Analogous#B5552D, #8DB52D

Triadic#2DB599, #992DB5

Split complementary#2D8DB5, #552DB5

Tetradic#2DB555, #2D49B5, #B52D8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE5BF

Lighter +30%#E5D596

Lighter +20%#DBC46D

Lighter +10%#D1B444

Darker −10%#8C7623

Darker −20%#635419

Darker −30%#3A310F

Darker −40%#120F04

More saturated +25%#D1AA11

Less saturated −25%#998849

Channel breakdown

R181

G153

B45

Red181 (71%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue47.65°

Saturation (HSL)60.18%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 99 · B 2D

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Colour values

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