What color is #B4970C?

#B4970C is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4970C?

The RGB value is 180, 151, 12: 180 red, 151 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4970C?

The complementary color is #0C29B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4970C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4970C color

#B4970C rgb(180, 151, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B4970C is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.2% green and 4.7% blue (180, 151, 12).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 88% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 93% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Gold (#B29700), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#B4970C color codes

HEX	`#B4970C`
RGB	`rgb(180, 151, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 88%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 93%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 93%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, -1.24, 65.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 65.38, 91.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.957, 31.865, 4.92)`
Decimal	`11835148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4970C, 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 #B4970C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4970C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #B4970C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4970c; }
.text { color: #b4970c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4970c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 151 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4970c, #7db40c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B4970C?: #B4970C is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4970C?: The RGB value is 180, 151, 12: 180 red, 151 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4970C?: The complementary color is #0C29B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4970C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.