Colour
#BE9004
- #BE9004
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BE9004 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 144, 4 and HSL 45°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BE9004#BE9004
HEX#BE9004
RGBrgb(190, 144, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5647, 0.0157
RGB percentages74.5%, 56.5%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(45.2, 95.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 97.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.2%, 97.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,488,708
CSS custom property--colour: #BE9004;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#416FFB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0432BE
Analogous#BE3304, #8FBE04
Triadic#04BE90, #9004BE
Split complementary#048FBE, #3304BE
Tetradic#04BE33, #0432BE, #BE048F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G144
B4
Red190 (74.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue45.16°
Saturation (HSL)95.88%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 90 · B 04
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