Recognised as Colour
#B5A009
- #B5A009
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B5A009 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 160, 9 and HSL 53°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B5A009#B5A009
HEX#B5A009
RGBrgb(181, 160, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6275, 0.0353
RGB percentages71%, 62.7%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(52.7, 90.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 95%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 95%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,902,985
CSS custom property--colour: #B5A009;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4A5FF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#091EB5
Analogous#B54A09, #74B509
Triadic#09B5A0, #A009B5
Split complementary#0974B5, #4A09B5
Tetradic#09B54A, #091EB5, #B50974
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G160
B9
Red181 (71%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue52.67°
Saturation (HSL)90.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G A0 · B 09
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