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Colour

#B39700

  • #B39700
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B39700 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 151, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B39700#B39700
HEX#B39700
RGBrgb(179, 151, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5922, 0
RGB percentages70.2%, 59.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.6, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 100%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,769,600
CSS custom property--colour: #B39700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#4C68FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09C16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C28A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13Goldenrod · ΔE 13.1Olive · ΔE 18.8Peru · ΔE 30.1Dark khaki · ΔE 30.3Orange · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#001CB3
Analogous#B33E00, #76B300
Triadic#00B397, #9700B3
Split complementary#0076B3, #3E00B3
Tetradic#00B33D, #001CB3, #B30075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEB80
Lighter +30%#FFE34D
Lighter +20%#FFDB1A
Lighter +10%#E6C200
Darker −10%#806C00
Darker −20%#4D4100
Darker −30%#1A1600
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B39700
Less saturated −25%#9D8816

Channel breakdown

R179
G151
B0
Red179 (70.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 97 · B 00

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