Colour
#BEAC00
- #BEAC00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BEAC00 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 172, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BEAC00#BEAC00
HEX#BEAC00
RGBrgb(190, 172, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6745, 0
RGB percentages74.5%, 67.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.3, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 100%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,495,872
CSS custom property--colour: #BEAC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4153FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0012BE
Analogous#BE4D00, #71BE00
Triadic#00BEAC, #AC00BE
Split complementary#0071BE, #4D00BE
Tetradic#00BE4D, #0012BE, #BE0071
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G172
B0
Red190 (74.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G AC · B 00
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