Colour
#B79F0A
- #B79F0A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B79F0A is a yellow with RGB values 183, 159, 10 and HSL 52°, 90%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B79F0A#B79F0A
HEX#B79F0A
RGBrgb(183, 159, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6235, 0.0392
RGB percentages71.8%, 62.4%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(51.7, 89.6%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 94.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 94.5%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,033,802
CSS custom property--colour: #B79F0A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4860F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A22B7
Analogous#B7480A, #79B70A
Triadic#0AB79F, #9F0AB7
Split complementary#0A79B7, #480AB7
Tetradic#0AB748, #0A22B7, #B70A79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G159
B10
Red183 (71.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue51.68°
Saturation (HSL)89.64%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 9F · B 0A
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