All About Color #B38C09

#B38C09

About #B38C09

#B38C09 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #B38C09. In RGB it is red 179, green 140, blue 9; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 90%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 0%, 22%, 95%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 3.15:1 on white and 6.67:1 on black.

#B38C09 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB3, 8C, 09
CMYK0.00%, 21.79%, 94.97%, 29.80%
RGB Decimal179, 140, 9
HSL46°, 90%, 37%
RGB Octal263, 214, 11
HSV (HSB)46.24°, 94.97%, 70.20%
RGB Binary10110011, 10001100, 1001
CIE-L*AB60.21, 4.26, 63.53
RGB Percent70.20%, 54.90%, 3.53%
CIE-L*CH60.21, 63.67, 86.16
XYZ28.02, 28.36, 4.26
CIE-L*UV60.21, 33.33, 61.98
xyY0.46, 0.47, 28.36
Hunter-Lab53.25, 0.72, 32.54
RYB23.38%, 70.20%, 3.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B38C09 on a dark background: contrast 6.67:1, passes WCAG AA.
#B38C09 on a light background: contrast 3.15:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B38C09, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B38C09. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B38C09 · #F4C325 · #5C4805 · #0931B3 · #2555F4

Analogous palette

#B30931 · #B33709 · #B38C09 · #86B309 · #31B309

Triadic palette

#B38C09 · #09B38C · #8C09B3 · #F4C325 · #25F4C3

Tetradic palette

#B38C09 · #09B337 · #0931B3 · #B30986 · #5C4805

Monochromatic palette

#221A02 · #6B5306 · #B38C09 · #F3BF16 · #F7D35F

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