Colour

#B99F22

#B99F22
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B99F22 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 159, 34 and HSL 50°, 69%, 43%. 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

#B99F22#B99F22

HEX#B99F22

RGBrgb(185, 159, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6235, 0.1333

RGB percentages72.5%, 62.4%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(49.7, 68.9%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 81.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.1%, 81.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,164,898

CSS custom property--colour: #B99F22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#4660DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A42Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C89288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.3 Olive · ΔE 18.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3 Peru · ΔE 28.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#223CB9

Analogous#B95422, #87B922

Triadic#22B99F, #9F22B9

Split complementary#2287B9, #5422B9

Tetradic#22B953, #223CB9, #B92287

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E7B6

Lighter +30%#EAD98A

Lighter +20%#E2CB5F

Lighter +10%#DABD34

Darker −10%#8E7A1A

Darker −20%#635512

Darker −30%#38300A

Darker −40%#0D0B02

More saturated +25%#D4B107

Less saturated −25%#9E8D3D

Channel breakdown

R185

G159

B34

Red185 (72.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue49.67°

Saturation (HSL)68.95%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 9F · B 22

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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