Colour
#B79E00
- #B79E00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B79E00 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 158, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 36%. 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
#B79E00#B79E00
HEX#B79E00
RGBrgb(183, 158, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6196, 0
RGB percentages71.8%, 62%, 0%
HSLhsl(51.8, 100%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 100%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 100%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,033,536
CSS custom property--colour: #B79E00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4861FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0019B7
Analogous#B74200, #75B700
Triadic#00B79E, #9E00B7
Split complementary#0074B7, #4300B7
Tetradic#00B743, #0019B7, #B70074
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G158
B0
Red183 (71.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 9E · B 00
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