Colour
#B9991A
- #B9991A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B9991A is a yellow with RGB values 185, 153, 26 and HSL 48°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#B9991A#B9991A
HEX#B9991A
RGBrgb(185, 153, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6, 0.102
RGB percentages72.5%, 60%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(47.9, 75.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 85.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 85.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,163,354
CSS custom property--colour: #B9991A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4666E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A3AB9
Analogous#B9491A, #8AB91A
Triadic#1AB999, #991AB9
Split complementary#1A8AB9, #491AB9
Tetradic#1AB949, #1A3AB9, #B91A8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G153
B26
Red185 (72.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue47.92°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 99 · B 1A
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