Recognised as Colour
#B99D09
- #B99D09
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B99D09 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 157, 9 and HSL 50°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B99D09#B99D09
HEX#B99D09
RGBrgb(185, 157, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6157, 0.0353
RGB percentages72.5%, 61.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(50.5, 90.7%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 95.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 95.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,361
CSS custom property--colour: #B99D09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4662F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0925B9
Analogous#B94509, #7DB909
Triadic#09B99D, #9D09B9
Split complementary#097DB9, #4509B9
Tetradic#09B945, #0925B9, #B9097D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G157
B9
Red185 (72.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue50.45°
Saturation (HSL)90.72%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9D · B 09
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