Colour

#B5A124

#B5A124
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B5A124 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 161, 36 and HSL 52°, 67%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B5A124

RGBrgb(181, 161, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6314, 0.1412

RGB percentages71%, 63.1%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(51.7, 66.8%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 80.1%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 80.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,903,268

CSS custom property--colour: #B5A124;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#4A5EDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A42Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C4948Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9 Olive · ΔE 16.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3 Khaki · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2438B5

Analogous#B55924, #81B524

Triadic#24B5A1, #A124B5

Split complementary#2481B5, #5824B5

Tetradic#24B558, #2438B5, #B52481

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E8B5

Lighter +30%#E8DB8A

Lighter +20%#DFCE60

Lighter +10%#D7C135

Darker −10%#8A7B1C

Darker −20%#605513

Darker −30%#352F0B

Darker −40%#0B0A02

More saturated +25%#D0B509

Less saturated −25%#9A8D3F

Channel breakdown

R181

G161

B36

Red181 (71%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue51.72°

Saturation (HSL)66.82%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G A1 · B 24

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