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#B89619 Color

#B89619 is rgb(184, 150, 25) in RGB, hsl(47, 76%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 86%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B89619
HEX#B89619
RGBrgb(184, 150, 25)
HSLhsl(47, 76%, 41%)
HSVhsv(47, 86%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 86%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.134 91.7)
LABlab(63.83% 4.90 62.80)
LCHlch(63.83% 62.99 85.53)

What #B89619 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B89619, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#B89619 Channel Values

How #B89619 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 150 · B 258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 76% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 86% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 86% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B89619 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B89619

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B89619; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B89619

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B89619.

How #B89619 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B89619
Protanopia#9C9C18
Protanomaly#A89A18
Deuteranopia#A2A20F
Deuteranomaly#AB9E14
Tritanopia#BE8D8D
Tritanomaly#BC9171
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B89619 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b89619: #B89619;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B89619;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b89619': '#B89619' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.588, blue: 0.098)
Android XML<color name="color_b89619">#B89619</color>
SVG fillfill="#B89619"

More Yellow Colors

#B89619 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B89619 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B89619?

#B89619 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(184, 150, 25) in RGB and hsl(47, 76%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #B89619?

#B89619 is rgb(184, 150, 25) — red 184, green 150, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B89619?

#B89619 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 86%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B89619 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B89619 scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B89619 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B89619 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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