#B6A024

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #B6A024

When working with digital screens, the color #B6A024 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 160 green, and 36 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 12% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6A024
RGB182, 160, 36
HSL51.0°, 67.0%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 12%, 80%, 29%
HSV51.0°, 80.2%, 71.4%
LAB65.9, -4.6, 62.0
XYZ32.2, 35.2, 6.8
Decimal11968548

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.04:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6A024; }
.text-color { color: #B6A024; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6A024; }

Similar Colors

Goldenrod
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