Colour

#B9A527

#B9A527
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B9A527 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 165, 39 and HSL 52°, 65%, 44%. 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#B9A527

RGBrgb(185, 165, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6471, 0.1529

RGB percentages72.5%, 64.7%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(51.8, 65.2%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 78.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 78.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,166,439

CSS custom property--colour: #B9A527;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.4 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#465AD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A004no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA830no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C8988Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 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 15.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.8 Olive · ΔE 18.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.9 Khaki · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#273BB9

Analogous#B95C27, #84B927

Triadic#27B9A5, #A527B9

Split complementary#2784B9, #5C27B9

Tetradic#27B95C, #273BB9, #B92784

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E9BB

Lighter +30%#E8DC91

Lighter +20%#DFCF67

Lighter +10%#D6C13D

Darker −10%#8F7F1E

Darker −20%#655A15

Darker −30%#3B340C

Darker −40%#110F03

More saturated +25%#D5B90B

Less saturated −25%#9D9143

Channel breakdown

R185

G165

B39

Red185 (72.5%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue51.78°

Saturation (HSL)65.18%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G A5 · B 27

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Colour values

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