Colour

#B99C38

#B99C38
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B99C38 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 156, 56 and HSL 47°, 54%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B99C38#B99C38

HEX#B99C38

RGBrgb(185, 156, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6118, 0.2196

RGB percentages72.5%, 61.2%, 22%

HSLhsl(46.5, 53.5%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 69.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 15.7%, 69.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,164,152

CSS custom property--colour: #B99C38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#4663C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AD9A2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A23Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C89087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 18 Olive · ΔE 18.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9 Peru · ΔE 22.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3855B9

Analogous#B95B38, #95B938

Triadic#38B99C, #9C38B9

Split complementary#3895B9, #5B38B9

Tetradic#38B95B, #3855B9, #B93896

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E8CD

Lighter +30%#E4D6A6

Lighter +20%#D8C47F

Lighter +10%#CCB258

Darker −10%#927B2C

Darker −20%#6B5A20

Darker −30%#443914

Darker −40%#1C1809

More saturated +25%#D7AD1A

Less saturated −25%#9B8B56

Channel breakdown

R185

G156

B56

Red185 (72.5%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue46.51°

Saturation (HSL)53.53%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 9C · B 38

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