Recognised as Colour

#BEA321

#BEA321
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BEA321 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 163, 33 and HSL 50°, 70%, 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

#BEA321#BEA321

HEX#BEA321

RGBrgb(190, 163, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6392, 0.1294

RGB percentages74.5%, 63.9%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(49.7, 70.4%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 82.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.2%, 82.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,493,601

CSS custom property--colour: #BEA321;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#415CDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA82Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#CE968Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Olive · ΔE 20.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6 Gold · ΔE 29.8 Peru · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#213CBE

Analogous#BE5421, #8BBE21

Triadic#21BEA3, #A321BE

Split complementary#218BBE, #5421BE

Tetradic#21BE54, #213CBE, #BE218B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3E9B8

Lighter +30%#EBDB8D

Lighter +20%#E4CD61

Lighter +10%#DCC036

Darker −10%#937E19

Darker −20%#675812

Darker −30%#3C330A

Darker −40%#100E03

More saturated +25%#DAB505

Less saturated −25%#A2913D

Channel breakdown

R190

G163

B33

Red190 (74.5%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue49.68°

Saturation (HSL)70.4%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G A3 · B 21

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

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