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#B07903 Color

#B07903 is rgb(176, 121, 3) in RGB, hsl(41, 97%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 98%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B07903
HEX#B07903
RGBrgb(176, 121, 3)
HSLhsl(41, 97%, 35%)
HSVhsv(41, 98%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 98%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.128 76.8)
LABlab(55.45% 16.30 60.63)
LCHlch(55.45% 62.79 74.95)

What #B07903 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B07903, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#B07903 Channel Values

How #B07903 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 121 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 97% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 98% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 98% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.76:1 vs white · 5.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B07903 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B07903 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B07903

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B07903; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B07903

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B07903.

How #B07903 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B07903
Protanopia#848400
Protanomaly#988001
Deuteranopia#8E8E00
Deuteranomaly#9D8600
Tritanopia#B47272
Tritanomaly#B37559
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B07903 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b07903: #B07903;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B07903;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b07903': '#B07903' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.475, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_b07903">#B07903</color>
SVG fillfill="#B07903"

More Yellow Colors

#B07903 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B07903 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B07903?

#B07903 is a dark yellow — rgb(176, 121, 3) in RGB and hsl(41, 97%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.

What is the RGB value of #B07903?

#B07903 is rgb(176, 121, 3) — red 176, green 121, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B07903?

#B07903 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 98%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B07903 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B07903 scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B07903 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B07903 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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