Colour
#B9A203
- #B9A203
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B9A203 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 162, 3 and HSL 52°, 97%, 37%. 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
#B9A203#B9A203
HEX#B9A203
RGBrgb(185, 162, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6353, 0.0118
RGB percentages72.5%, 63.5%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(52.4, 96.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 98.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 98.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,165,635
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A203;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#465DFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#031AB9
Analogous#B94703, #75B903
Triadic#03B9A2, #A203B9
Split complementary#0375B9, #4703B9
Tetradic#03B947, #031AB9, #B90375
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G162
B3
Red185 (72.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue52.42°
Saturation (HSL)96.81%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A2 · B 03
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