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Colour

#B59D16

  • #B59D16
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B59D16 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 157, 22 and HSL 51°, 78%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B59D16#B59D16
HEX#B59D16
RGBrgb(181, 157, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6157, 0.0863
RGB percentages71%, 61.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(50.9, 78.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 87.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 87.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,902,230
CSS custom property--colour: #B59D16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4A62E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A123no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C49086no 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 text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15Olive · ΔE 17.9Dark khaki · ΔE 27.4Olivedrab · ΔE 30.5Peru · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#162EB5
Analogous#B54D16, #7EB516
Triadic#16B59D, #9D16B5
Split complementary#167EB5, #4E16B5
Tetradic#16B54D, #162EB5, #B5167E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E8A3
Lighter +30%#EEDC76
Lighter +20%#E9D148
Lighter +10%#E2C41C
Darker −10%#887610
Darker −20%#5A4E0B
Darker −30%#2D2705
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CBAC00
Less saturated −25%#9C8B2F

Channel breakdown

R181
G157
B22
Red181 (71%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue50.94°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 9D · B 16

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