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Colour

#B78D00

  • #B78D00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B78D00 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 141, 0 and HSL 46°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B78D00#B78D00
HEX#B78D00
RGBrgb(183, 141, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5529, 0
RGB percentages71.8%, 55.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.2, 100%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 100%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 23%, 100%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,029,184
CSS custom property--colour: #B78D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#4872FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A08C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9812no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C77F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 5.5Goldenrod · ΔE 10.9Olive · ΔE 22.3Peru · ΔE 23.8Orange · ΔE 26.8Sandy brown · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#002AB7
Analogous#B73200, #85B700
Triadic#00B78D, #8D00B7
Split complementary#0085B7, #3200B7
Tetradic#00B732, #002AB7, #B70085

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE384
Lighter +30%#FFD751
Lighter +20%#FFCB1E
Lighter +10%#EAB400
Darker −10%#846600
Darker −20%#513E00
Darker −30%#1E1700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B78D00
Less saturated −25%#A08117

Channel breakdown

R183
G141
B0
Red183 (71.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 8D · B 00

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