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Recognised as Colour

#B5A016

  • #B5A016
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B5A016 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 160, 22 and HSL 52°, 78%, 40%. 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

#B5A016#B5A016
HEX#B5A016
RGBrgb(181, 160, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6275, 0.0863
RGB percentages71%, 62.7%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(52.1, 78.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 87.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 87.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,902,998
CSS custom property--colour: #B5A016;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#4A5FE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A324no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C49388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Olive · ΔE 18.1Dark khaki · ΔE 27.5Olivedrab · ΔE 29.9Gold · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#162BB5
Analogous#B55116, #7AB516
Triadic#16B5A0, #A016B5
Split complementary#167AB5, #5116B5
Tetradic#16B551, #162BB5, #B5167A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E9A3
Lighter +30%#EEDE76
Lighter +20%#E9D448
Lighter +10%#E2C81C
Darker −10%#887810
Darker −20%#5A500B
Darker −30%#2D2705
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CBB000
Less saturated −25%#9C8D2F

Channel breakdown

R181
G160
B22
Red181 (71%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue52.08°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G A0 · B 16

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