What color is #B59410?

#B59410 is a vivid yellow known as Faint Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Faint Gold?

The RGB value is 181, 148, 16: 181 red, 148 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Faint Gold?

The complementary color is #1031B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59410?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Faint Gold color: hex code #B59410

#B59410 rgb(181, 148, 16)

Shades of yellow

Faint Gold has the hex code #B59410. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 58% green and 6.3% blue (181, 148, 16).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 84% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 91% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

Faint Gold (#B59410) color codes

HEX	`#B59410`
RGB	`rgb(181, 148, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 58%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 84%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 91%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 91%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 0.9, 64.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 64.21, 89.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.741, 31.043, 4.916)`
Decimal	`11899920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Faint Gold, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B59410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B59410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59410; }
.text { color: #b59410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 148 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59410, #84b510); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #B59410 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B59410?: #B59410 is a vivid yellow known as Faint Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Faint Gold?: The RGB value is 181, 148, 16: 181 red, 148 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Faint Gold?: The complementary color is #1031B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59410?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.