Recognised as Colour

#BEA421

#BEA421
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BEA421 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 164, 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

#BEA421#BEA421

HEX#BEA421

RGBrgb(190, 164, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6431, 0.1294

RGB percentages74.5%, 64.3%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(50.1, 70.4%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 82.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 13.7%, 82.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,493,857

CSS custom property--colour: #BEA421;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#415BDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA92Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#CE978Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.8 Olive · ΔE 20.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.7 Gold · ΔE 29.5 Peru · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#213BBE

Analogous#BE5621, #8ABE21

Triadic#21BEA4, #A421BE

Split complementary#2189BE, #5621BE

Tetradic#21BE56, #213BBE, #BE2189

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3E9B8

Lighter +30%#EBDC8D

Lighter +20%#E4CE61

Lighter +10%#DCC136

Darker −10%#937E19

Darker −20%#675912

Darker −30%#3C330A

Darker −40%#100E03

More saturated +25%#DAB705

Less saturated −25%#A2913D

Channel breakdown

R190

G164

B33

Red190 (74.5%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue50.06°

Saturation (HSL)70.4%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G A4 · B 21

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

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