Recognised as Colour
#B39C00
- #B39C00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B39C00 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 156, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B39C00#B39C00
HEX#B39C00
RGBrgb(179, 156, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6118, 0
RGB percentages70.2%, 61.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.3, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 100%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,770,880
CSS custom property--colour: #B39C00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#4C63FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0017B3
Analogous#B34200, #70B300
Triadic#00B39C, #9C00B3
Split complementary#0070B3, #4300B3
Tetradic#00B343, #0017B3, #B30070
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G156
B0
Red179 (70.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 9C · B 00
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