Recognised as Colour

#B9A100

#B9A100
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B9A100 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 161, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B9A100#B9A100

HEX#B9A100

RGBrgb(185, 161, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6314, 0

RGB percentages72.5%, 63.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(52.2, 100%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 100%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 13%, 100%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,165,376

CSS custom property--colour: #B9A100;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#465EFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A519no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C99389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.4 Olive · ΔE 21.1 Gold · ΔE 27.2 Orange · ΔE 31.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0018B9

Analogous#B94400, #74B900

Triadic#00B9A1, #A100B9

Split complementary#0074B9, #4500B9

Tetradic#00B945, #0018B9, #B90074

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEF86

Lighter +30%#FFE953

Lighter +20%#FFE220

Lighter +10%#ECCD00

Darker −10%#867500

Darker −20%#534800

Darker −30%#201C00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B9A100

Less saturated −25%#A29017

Channel breakdown

R185

G161

Red185 (72.5%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue52.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G A1 · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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