#B38C00 Color

#B38C00 is rgb(179, 140, 0) in RGB and hsl(47, 100%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38C00

HEX#B38C00

RGBrgb(179, 140, 0)

HSLhsl(47, 100%, 35%)

HSVhsv(47, 100%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.135 88.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 100%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38C00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38C00 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38C00 Complementary#0027B3 Analogous#B33300 Analogous#80B300 Triadic#00B38C Triadic#8C00B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38C00, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E0B000 #FFCB0F #FFD53D #FFDF6B #FFE999 #FFF3C7

Shades

#9E7C00 #856800 #705800 #574400 #423400 #292000

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