Recognised as Colour

#B29E12

#B29E12
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B29E12 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 158, 18 and HSL 53°, 82%, 38%. 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

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HEX#B29E12

RGBrgb(178, 158, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6196, 0.0706

RGB percentages69.8%, 62%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(52.5, 81.6%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 89.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 89.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,705,874

CSS custom property--colour: #B29E12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#4D61ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A121no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C19186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9 Olive · ΔE 17.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.3 Gold · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1226B2

Analogous#B24E12, #76B212

Triadic#12B29E, #9E12B2

Split complementary#1276B2, #4E12B2

Tetradic#12B24E, #1226B2, #B21276

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5EA9B

Lighter +30%#F0E06D

Lighter +20%#ECD63E

Lighter +10%#E0C717

Darker −10%#84750D

Darker −20%#554C09

Darker −30%#272304

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C4AB00

Less saturated −25%#9A8C2B

Channel breakdown

R178

G158

B18

Red178 (69.8%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)81.63%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 9E · B 12

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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