Colour
#B29400
- #B29400
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B29400 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 148, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#B29400#B29400
HEX#B29400
RGBrgb(178, 148, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5804, 0
RGB percentages69.8%, 58%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.9, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 100%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,703,296
CSS custom property--colour: #B29400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#4D6BFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#001EB2
Analogous#B23B00, #77B200
Triadic#00B294, #9400B2
Split complementary#0077B2, #3B00B2
Tetradic#00B23B, #001EB2, #B20077
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G148
B0
Red178 (69.8%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 94 · B 00
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