Colour

#B78E00

#B78E00
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B78E00 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 142, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B78E00

RGBrgb(183, 142, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5569, 0

RGB percentages71.8%, 55.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(46.6, 100%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.6, 100%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 22.4%, 100%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,029,440

CSS custom property--colour: #B78E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4871FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A18D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9812no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#C78078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 10.8 Olive · ΔE 22 Peru · ΔE 24.3 Orange · ΔE 27 Sandy brown · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0029B7

Analogous#B73300, #85B700

Triadic#00B78E, #8E00B7

Split complementary#0085B7, #3300B7

Tetradic#00B733, #0029B7, #B70084

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFE384

Lighter +30%#FFD851

Lighter +20%#FFCD1E

Lighter +10%#EAB600

Darker −10%#846600

Darker −20%#513F00

Darker −30%#1E1700

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B78E00

Less saturated −25%#A08117

Channel breakdown

R183

G142

Red183 (71.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue46.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 8E · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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