Colour

#B9A74B

#B9A74B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9A74B is a yellow with RGB values 185, 167, 75 and HSL 50°, 44%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B9A74B

RGBrgb(185, 167, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6549, 0.2941

RGB percentages72.5%, 65.5%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(50.2, 44%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 59.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 9.7%, 59.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,166,987

CSS custom property--colour: #B9A74B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4658B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA94Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C69C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.6 Olive · ΔE 19.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Khaki · ΔE 22.7 Burlywood · ΔE 24 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B5DB9

Analogous#B9704B, #94B94B

Triadic#4BB9A7, #A74BB9

Split complementary#4B94B9, #704BB9

Tetradic#4BB970, #4B5DB9, #B94B94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EFDE

Lighter +30%#E4DDB9

Lighter +20%#D6CB94

Lighter +10%#C7B970

Darker −10%#96873B

Darker −20%#72662C

Darker −30%#4D451E

Darker −40%#282410

More saturated +25%#D8BC2C

Less saturated −25%#9A926A

Channel breakdown

R185

G167

B75

Red185 (72.5%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue50.18°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G A7 · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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