Colour

#B7A429

#B7A429
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B7A429 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 164, 41 and HSL 52°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B7A429

RGBrgb(183, 164, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6431, 0.1608

RGB percentages71.8%, 64.3%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(52, 63.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52, 77.6%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.4%, 77.6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,035,113

CSS custom property--colour: #B7A429;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#485BD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B49F0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA632no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C6978Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Olive · ΔE 17.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 28 Khaki · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#293CB7

Analogous#B75D29, #83B729

Triadic#29B7A4, #A429B7

Split complementary#2983B7, #5D29B7

Tetradic#29B75D, #293CB7, #B72983

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E9BC

Lighter +30%#E7DB92

Lighter +20%#DDCE69

Lighter +10%#D4C03F

Darker −10%#8D7F20

Darker −20%#645916

Darker −30%#3A340D

Darker −40%#100F04

More saturated +25%#D3B90D

Less saturated −25%#9B8F45

Channel breakdown

R183

G164

B41

Red183 (71.8%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue51.97°

Saturation (HSL)63.39%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G A4 · B 29

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