Colour
#B9A313
- #B9A313
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B9A313 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 163, 19 and HSL 52°, 81%, 40%. 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
#B9A313#B9A313
HEX#B9A313
RGBrgb(185, 163, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6392, 0.0745
RGB percentages72.5%, 63.9%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(52, 81.4%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 89.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 89.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,165,907
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A313;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#465CEC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1329B9
Analogous#B95013, #7CB913
Triadic#13B9A3, #A313B9
Split complementary#137CB9, #5013B9
Tetradic#13B950, #1329B9, #B9137C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G163
B19
Red185 (72.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue52.05°
Saturation (HSL)81.37%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A3 · B 13
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