All About Color #B9A046

#B9A046

About #B9A046

#B9A046 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B9A046. In RGB it is red 185, green 160, blue 70; in HSL it is hue 47°, saturation 45%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 14%, 62%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.57:1 on white and 8.18:1 on black.

#B9A046 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, A0, 46
CMYK0.00%, 13.51%, 62.16%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 160, 70
HSL47°, 45%, 50%
RGB Octal271, 240, 106
HSV (HSB)46.96°, 62.16%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 10100000, 1000110
CIE-L*AB66.44, -1.52, 49.14
RGB Percent72.55%, 62.75%, 27.45%
CIE-L*CH66.44, 49.16, 91.77
XYZ33.68, 35.90, 10.95
CIE-L*UV66.44, 21.48, 56.75
xyY0.42, 0.45, 35.90
Hunter-Lab59.92, -4.50, 31.11
RYB39.98%, 72.55%, 27.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9A046 on a dark background: contrast 8.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9A046 on a light background: contrast 2.57:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9A046, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9A046 · #D2C289 · #76662D · #465FB9 · #8999D2

Analogous palette

#B9465F · #B96746 · #B9A046 · #98B946 · #5FB946

Triadic palette

#B9A046 · #46B9A0 · #A046B9 · #D2C289 · #89D2C2

Tetradic palette

#B9A046 · #46B967 · #465FB9 · #B94698 · #76662D

Monochromatic palette

#4A401C · #817031 · #B9A046 · #CEBD7E · #E3D9B5

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