What color is #B39E04?

#B39E04 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lucky. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39E04?

The RGB value is 179, 158, 4: 179 red, 158 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39E04?

The complementary color is #0419B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39E04?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39E04 color

#B39E04 rgb(179, 158, 4)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B39E04 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 62% green and 1.6% blue (179, 158, 4).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 96% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 98% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lucky (#AB9A1C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#B39E04 color codes

HEX	`#B39E04`
RGB	`rgb(179, 158, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 62%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 96%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 98%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 98%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, -5.56, 67.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 67.97, 94.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.841, 34.048, 5.062)`
Decimal	`11771396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39E04, 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 #B39E04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39E04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #B39E04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39e04; }
.text { color: #b39e04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39e04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 158 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39e04, #70b304); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B39E04?: #B39E04 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lucky. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39E04?: The RGB value is 179, 158, 4: 179 red, 158 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39E04?: The complementary color is #0419B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39E04?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.