Colour
#BEA611
- #BEA611
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BEA611 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 166, 17 and HSL 52°, 84%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BEA611#BEA611
HEX#BEA611
RGBrgb(190, 166, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.651, 0.0667
RGB percentages74.5%, 65.1%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(51.7, 83.6%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 91.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 91.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,494,353
CSS custom property--colour: #BEA611;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4159EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1129BE
Analogous#BE4F11, #80BE11
Triadic#11BEA6, #A611BE
Split complementary#1180BE, #4F11BE
Tetradic#11BE4F, #1129BE, #BE1180
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G166
B17
Red190 (74.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue51.68°
Saturation (HSL)83.57%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G A6 · B 11
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