Recognised as Colour

#B9A520

#B9A520
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B9A520 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 165, 32 and HSL 52°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B9A520

RGBrgb(185, 165, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6471, 0.1255

RGB percentages72.5%, 64.7%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(52.2, 70.5%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 82.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 82.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,166,432

CSS custom property--colour: #B9A520;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#465ADF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA82Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C8988Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18 Olive · ΔE 18.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.7 Gold · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2034B9

Analogous#B95920, #81B920

Triadic#20B9A5, #A520B9

Split complementary#2081B9, #5920B9

Tetradic#20B958, #2034B9, #B92080

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EAB3

Lighter +30%#EADD88

Lighter +20%#E3D15C

Lighter +10%#DBC531

Darker −10%#8E7E18

Darker −20%#625711

Darker −30%#373109

Darker −40%#0B0A02

More saturated +25%#D4B905

Less saturated −25%#9E913B

Channel breakdown

R185

G165

B32

Red185 (72.5%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue52.16°

Saturation (HSL)70.51%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G A5 · B 20

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Colour harmonies

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