What color is #B29700?

#B29700 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunken Gold?

The RGB value is 178, 151, 0: 178 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunken Gold?

The complementary color is #001BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunken Gold color: hex code #B29700

#B29700 rgb(178, 151, 0)

Shades of yellow

Sunken Gold has the hex code #B29700. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 59.2% green and 0% blue (178, 151, 0).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 100% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

Sunken Gold (#B29700) color codes

HEX	`#B29700`
RGB	`rgb(178, 151, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 59.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 100%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, -2.31, 66.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 66.87, 91.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.428, 31.6, 4.549)`
Decimal	`11704064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunken Gold, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B29700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B29700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29700; }
.text { color: #b29700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 151 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29700, #74b200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #B29700 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B29700?: #B29700 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunken Gold?: The RGB value is 178, 151, 0: 178 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunken Gold?: The complementary color is #001BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.