Recognised as Colour

#B6A324

#B6A324
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B6A324 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 163, 36 and HSL 52°, 67%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B6A324

RGBrgb(182, 163, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6392, 0.1412

RGB percentages71.4%, 63.9%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(52.2, 67%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 80.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 10.4%, 80.2%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,969,316

CSS custom property--colour: #B6A324;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#495CDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B39E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A52Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C5968Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.4 Olive · ΔE 17.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3 Khaki · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2437B6

Analogous#B65A24, #80B624

Triadic#24B6A3, #A324B6

Split complementary#2480B6, #5A24B6

Tetradic#24B65A, #2437B6, #B62480

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E9B6

Lighter +30%#E8DC8B

Lighter +20%#E0CF60

Lighter +10%#D7C236

Darker −10%#8B7D1C

Darker −20%#615713

Darker −30%#36310B

Darker −40%#0C0A02

More saturated +25%#D1B709

Less saturated −25%#9B8F3F

Channel breakdown

R182

G163

B36

Red182 (71.4%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue52.19°

Saturation (HSL)66.97%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G A3 · B 24

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Colour values

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