All About Color #B99A2D

#B99A2D

About #B99A2D

#B99A2D is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B99A2D. In RGB it is red 185, green 154, blue 45; in HSL it is hue 47°, saturation 61%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 76%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.72:1 on white and 7.72:1 on black.

#B99A2D Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 9A, 2D
CMYK0.00%, 16.76%, 75.68%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 154, 45
HSL47°, 61%, 45%
RGB Octal271, 232, 55
HSV (HSB)46.71°, 75.68%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 10011010, 101101
CIE-L*AB64.66, 0.31, 57.88
RGB Percent72.55%, 60.39%, 17.65%
CIE-L*CH64.66, 57.88, 89.69
XYZ32.04, 33.61, 7.28
CIE-L*UV64.66, 26.71, 61.99
xyY0.44, 0.46, 33.61
Hunter-Lab57.98, -2.83, 33.14
RYB33.26%, 72.55%, 17.65%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B99A2D on a dark background: contrast 7.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B99A2D on a light background: contrast 2.72:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B99A2D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B99A2D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B99A2D · #DAC167 · #6F5D1B · #2D4BB9 · #6780DA

Analogous palette

#B92D4B · #B9542D · #B99A2D · #91B92D · #4BB92D

Triadic palette

#B99A2D · #2DB99A · #9A2DB9 · #DAC167 · #67DAC1

Tetradic palette

#B99A2D · #2DB954 · #2D4BB9 · #B92D91 · #6F5D1B

Monochromatic palette

#3E330F · #7B671E · #B99A2D · #D7BC5B · #E6D598

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