Recognised as Colour
#B29F05
- #B29F05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B29F05 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 159, 5 and HSL 53°, 95%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B29F05#B29F05
HEX#B29F05
RGBrgb(178, 159, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6235, 0.0196
RGB percentages69.8%, 62.4%, 2%
HSLhsl(53.4, 94.5%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 97.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 97.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,706,117
CSS custom property--colour: #B29F05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4D60FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0518B2
Analogous#B24905, #6EB205
Triadic#05B29F, #9F05B2
Split complementary#056EB2, #4905B2
Tetradic#05B249, #0518B2, #B2056E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G159
B5
Red178 (69.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue53.41°
Saturation (HSL)94.54%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 9F · B 05
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