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Colour

#B9B533

  • #B9B533
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B9B533 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 181, 51 and HSL 58°, 57%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B9B533#B9B533
HEX#B9B533
RGBrgb(185, 181, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7098, 0.2
RGB percentages72.5%, 71%, 20%
HSLhsl(58.2, 56.8%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.2, 72.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 72.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,170,547
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B533;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#464ACC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AE1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B33Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C6A99Cno 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 text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 21Goldenrod · ΔE 23Dark khaki · ΔE 23.9Yellow green · ΔE 25.1Khaki · ΔE 25.9Olivedrab · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 20.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3337B9
Analogous#B97233, #7AB933
Triadic#33B9B5, #B533B9
Split complementary#337AB9, #7233B9
Tetradic#33B972, #3337B9, #B9337A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFC8
Lighter +30%#E5E3A0
Lighter +20%#DAD778
Lighter +10%#CFCB50
Darker −10%#918E28
Darker −20%#69671D
Darker −30%#414012
Darker −40%#191907
More saturated +25%#D6D116
Less saturated −25%#9B9951

Channel breakdown

R185
G181
B51
Red185 (72.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue58.21°
Saturation (HSL)56.78%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G B5 · B 33

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