Colour

#B79E3A

#B79E3A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B79E3A is a yellow with RGB values 183, 158, 58 and HSL 48°, 52%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B79E3A

RGBrgb(183, 158, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6196, 0.2275

RGB percentages71.8%, 62%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(48, 51.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 68.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 13.7%, 68.3%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,033,594

CSS custom property--colour: #B79E3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#4861C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AE9B2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A33Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#C59289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.6 Olive · ΔE 17.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Peru · ΔE 24.4 Khaki · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A53B7

Analogous#B75F3A, #91B73A

Triadic#3AB79E, #9E3AB7

Split complementary#3A92B7, #5F3AB7

Tetradic#3AB75F, #3A53B7, #B73A92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE9CE

Lighter +30%#E3D7A7

Lighter +20%#D7C580

Lighter +10%#CBB459

Darker −10%#907D2E

Darker −20%#6A5B21

Darker −30%#433A15

Darker −40%#1C1809

More saturated +25%#D5B01C

Less saturated −25%#998C58

Channel breakdown

R183

G158

B58

Red183 (71.8%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)51.87%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9E · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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