Recognised as Colour
#B99E09
- #B99E09
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B99E09 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 158, 9 and HSL 51°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B99E09#B99E09
HEX#B99E09
RGBrgb(185, 158, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6196, 0.0353
RGB percentages72.5%, 62%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(50.8, 90.7%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 95.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.6%, 95.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,617
CSS custom property--colour: #B99E09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4661F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0924B9
Analogous#B94609, #7CB909
Triadic#09B99E, #9E09B9
Split complementary#097CB9, #4609B9
Tetradic#09B946, #0924B9, #B9097C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G158
B9
Red185 (72.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue50.8°
Saturation (HSL)90.72%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9E · B 09
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