Recognised as Colour
#B6A20D
- #B6A20D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B6A20D is a yellow with RGB values 182, 162, 13 and HSL 53°, 87%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B6A20D#B6A20D
HEX#B6A20D
RGBrgb(182, 162, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6353, 0.051
RGB percentages71.4%, 63.5%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(52.9, 86.7%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 92.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 92.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,969,037
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A20D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#495DF2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D21B6
Analogous#B64D0D, #76B60D
Triadic#0DB6A2, #A20DB6
Split complementary#0D76B6, #4D0DB6
Tetradic#0DB64E, #0D21B6, #B60D76
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G162
B13
Red182 (71.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue52.9°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G A2 · B 0D
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