Recognised as Colour

#B9A225

#B9A225
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B9A225 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 162, 37 and HSL 51°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B9A225

RGBrgb(185, 162, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6353, 0.1451

RGB percentages72.5%, 63.5%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(50.7, 66.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 80%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 12.4%, 80%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,165,669

CSS custom property--colour: #B9A225;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#465DDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B39E01no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A62Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C8958Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16 Olive · ΔE 18.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.7 Khaki · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#253CB9

Analogous#B95825, #86B925

Triadic#25B9A2, #A225B9

Split complementary#2586B9, #5825B9

Tetradic#25B958, #253CB9, #B92586

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E8B9

Lighter +30%#E9DB8F

Lighter +20%#E0CD64

Lighter +10%#D7BF3A

Darker −10%#8F7D1D

Darker −20%#645814

Darker −30%#3A320C

Darker −40%#0F0D03

More saturated +25%#D5B509

Less saturated −25%#9D8F41

Channel breakdown

R185

G162

B37

Red185 (72.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue50.68°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G A2 · B 25

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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