Information about #B4A01D color

#B4A01D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B4A01D falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 160, 29) — 70.6% red, 62.7% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 59 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B4A01D reads as a vivid, lively yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Earls Green (#B8A722). Nearby in the Register you will also find Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Lucky (#AB9A1C).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 160, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B4A01D color variations

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#B4A01D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B4A01D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

#B4A01D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4A01D
  • RGB180, 160, 29
  • CMYK0, 8, 59, 29
  • HSL52°, 72%, 41%
  • HSL Precise52.053°, 72.249%, 40.98%
  • HSV52°, 84%, 71%
  • HSB52°, 84%, 71%
  • HEX IDB4A01D
  • DECIMAL ID11837469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
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