Colour
#B29E00
- #B29E00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B29E00 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 158, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B29E00#B29E00
HEX#B29E00
RGBrgb(178, 158, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6196, 0
RGB percentages69.8%, 62%, 0%
HSLhsl(53.3, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 100%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,705,856
CSS custom property--colour: #B29E00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4D61FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0014B2
Analogous#B24500, #6DB200
Triadic#00B29E, #9E00B2
Split complementary#006DB2, #4500B2
Tetradic#00B245, #0014B2, #B2006D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G158
B0
Red178 (69.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 9E · B 00
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