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Colour

#B59A15

  • #B59A15
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B59A15 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 154, 21 and HSL 50°, 79%, 40%. 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

#B59A15#B59A15
HEX#B59A15
RGBrgb(181, 154, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6039, 0.0824
RGB percentages71%, 60.4%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(49.9, 79.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 88.4%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 88.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,901,461
CSS custom property--colour: #B59A15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32989WCAG 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 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#4A65EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29F22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C48D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.2Goldenrod · ΔE 13.4Olive · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6Peru · ΔE 29Olivedrab · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1530B5
Analogous#B54A15, #80B515
Triadic#15B59A, #9A15B5
Split complementary#1580B5, #4A15B5
Tetradic#15B54A, #1530B5, #B51580

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E6A2
Lighter +30%#EFDA74
Lighter +20%#EACE46
Lighter +10%#E3C11A
Darker −10%#877310
Darker −20%#5A4C0A
Darker −30%#2C2505
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CAA800
Less saturated −25%#9C892E

Channel breakdown

R181
G154
B21
Red181 (71%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue49.87°
Saturation (HSL)79.21%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 9A · B 15

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