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Recognised as Colour

#B39E03

  • #B39E03
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B39E03 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 158, 3 and HSL 53°, 97%, 36%. 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

#B39E03#B39E03
HEX#B39E03
RGBrgb(179, 158, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6196, 0.0118
RGB percentages70.2%, 62%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(52.8, 96.7%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 98.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 98.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,771,395
CSS custom property--colour: #B39E03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4C61FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A11Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C29186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 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 text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Olive · ΔE 18.8Gold · ΔE 29.4Dark khaki · ΔE 30Olivedrab · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0318B3
Analogous#B34603, #70B303
Triadic#03B39E, #9E03B3
Split complementary#0370B3, #4603B3
Tetradic#03B346, #0318B3, #B30370

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDEF85
Lighter +30%#FCE853
Lighter +20%#FBE121
Lighter +10%#E5CA04
Darker −10%#817202
Darker −20%#4F4501
Darker −30%#1D1900
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B6A000
Less saturated −25%#9C8D1A

Channel breakdown

R179
G158
B3
Red179 (70.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue52.84°
Saturation (HSL)96.7%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 9E · B 03

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