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Recognised as Colour

#B39F08

  • #B39F08
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B39F08 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 159, 8 and HSL 53°, 91%, 37%. 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

#B39F08#B39F08
HEX#B39F08
RGBrgb(179, 159, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6235, 0.0314
RGB percentages70.2%, 62.4%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(53, 91.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 95.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 95.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,771,656
CSS custom property--colour: #B39F08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4C60F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A21Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#C29287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.6Olive · ΔE 18.5Dark khaki · ΔE 29.4Gold · ΔE 29.6Olivedrab · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#081CB3
Analogous#B34A08, #71B308
Triadic#08B39F, #9F08B3
Split complementary#0871B3, #4A08B3
Tetradic#08B34A, #081CB3, #B30871

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAED8D
Lighter +30%#F8E65C
Lighter +20%#F6DE2B
Lighter +10%#E4CA0A
Darker −10%#827406
Darker −20%#514804
Darker −30%#211D01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BBA500
Less saturated −25%#9C8D1F

Channel breakdown

R179
G159
B8
Red179 (70.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.98°
Saturation (HSL)91.44%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 9F · B 08

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