All About Color #B9A12D

#B9A12D

About #B9A12D

#B9A12D is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B9A12D. In RGB it is red 185, green 161, blue 45; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 61%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 13%, 76%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.56:1 on white and 8.20:1 on black.

#B9A12D Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, A1, 2D
CMYK0.00%, 12.97%, 75.68%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 161, 45
HSL50°, 61%, 45%
RGB Octal271, 241, 55
HSV (HSB)49.71°, 75.68%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 10100001, 101101
CIE-L*AB66.51, -3.45, 59.64
RGB Percent72.55%, 63.14%, 17.65%
CIE-L*CH66.51, 59.74, 93.31
XYZ33.23, 35.99, 7.68
CIE-L*UV66.51, 21.71, 64.90
xyY0.43, 0.47, 35.99
Hunter-Lab59.99, -6.13, 34.41
RYB29.01%, 72.55%, 17.65%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9A12D on a dark background: contrast 8.20:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9A12D on a light background: contrast 2.56:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9A12D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B9A12D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B9A12D · #DAC767 · #6F611B · #2D44B9 · #677ADA

Analogous palette

#B92D44 · #B95B2D · #B9A12D · #8AB92D · #44B92D

Triadic palette

#B9A12D · #2DB9A1 · #A12DB9 · #DAC767 · #67DAC7

Tetradic palette

#B9A12D · #2DB95B · #2D44B9 · #B92D8A · #6F611B

Monochromatic palette

#3E360F · #7B6C1E · #B9A12D · #D7C25B · #E6D998

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