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Hex #b59e4b

#b59e4b is a great light yellow shade for your next project. Scroll down for #b59e4b color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#b59e4b Conversion table

Category

yellow (light yellow)

HEX

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 RGB

R 181   G 158   B 75   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 46.98   S 0.42   L 0.5

 CMYK

C 0%   M 9%   Y 42%   K 29%
Usage of yellow The color #b59e4b is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#b59e4b Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#b59e4b to RGB conversion

Red181
181% RED
Green158
158% GREEN
Blue75
75% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(181, 158, 75); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(181, 158, 75); // for css background-color

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#b59e4b to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
0 % 9.02 % 41.57 % 29.02 %

#b59e4b to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
46.981 0.42 0.5

CSS code: color: hsl(47, 42%, 50%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #b59e4b

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color: recommended
Usage for buttons: watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #b59e4b

Color Examples: This is a yellow Heading in #b59e4b

This shows how text with the hex-color #b59e4b would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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