#b29c3a Color Information

#b29c3a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b29c3a. In RGB, it consists of 69.8% Red, 61.2% Green, and 22.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 12.4% Magenta, 67.4% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 49.0°, with saturation of 50.8% and lightness of 46.3%. The decimal value for #b29c3a is 11705402, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b29c3a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b29c3a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color178, 156, 58 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.8%, 61.2%, 22.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.302, 0.388, 0.773 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.124, 0.674, 0.302 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color49.0°, 50.8%, 46.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color49.0°, 67.4%, 69.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.012, 33.547, 8.844 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color85, 178, 58 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11705402 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.602, -3.202, 52.354 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.602, 52.452, 93.500 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.602, 19.634, 58.865 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color57.920, -5.786, 31.491 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.422, 0.457, 33.547 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289895482 / 0xffb29c3a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999933 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b29c3a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b29c3a, its pure hue is 49.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.8%, and its lightness is 46.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b29c3a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161407 to #9c8933.

Tints of #b29c3a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b29c3a, its pure hue is 49.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.8%, and its lightness is 46.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b29c3a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bca853 to #f5f3e6.

Tones of #b29c3a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b29c3a, its pure hue is 49.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b29c3a, which range from #767676 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ecc100 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b29c3a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b29c3a! For #b29c3a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b29c3a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b29c3a

This color, #b29c3a, consists of 69.8% Red, 61.2% Green, and 22.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 178, Green = 156, Blue = 58. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b29c3a is 0% Cyan, 12.4% Magenta, 67.4% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.8%
C0.0%
G61.2%
M12.4%
B22.7%
Y67.4%
K30.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 178 156 58
Octal 262 234 72
Hexa #b2 #9c #3a
Binary 10110010 10011100 00111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 12 67 30
Octal 0 14 103 36
Hexa #00 #0c #43 #1e
Binary 00000000 00001100 01000011 00011110

Analogous Colors of #b29c3a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b29c3a — which has hue 49.0° — its analogous colors are located at 19.0° and 79.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b29c3a.

Triadic Colors of #b29c3a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b29c3a — which has hue 49.0° — its triadic colors are located at 49.0° and 289.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b29c3a.

Complementary Color of #b29c3a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b29c3a — which has hue 49.0° — its complementary color is located at 229.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b29c3a.

Split Complementary Colors of #b29c3a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b29c3a — which has hue 49.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 49.0° and 259.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b29c3a.

Tetradic Colors of #b29c3a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b29c3a — which has hue 49.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 319.0°, 49.0°, 139.0°, and 229.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b29c3a.

Monochromatic Colors of #b29c3a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b29c3a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4b452c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ecd676 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b29c3a

We want to make getting started with #b29c3a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b29c3a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b29c3a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b29c3a with other HTML elements.

#b29c3a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b29c3a.
<span style="color: #b29c3a;">The color of this text is #b29c3a.</span>

#b29c3a Background Color

The background color for this text is #b29c3a.
<div style="background-color: #b29c3a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b29c3a.</div>

#b29c3a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b29c3a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b29c3a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b29c3a.</span>

#b29c3a Border Color

This is a div with border color #b29c3a.
<div style="border: #b29c3a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b29c3a.</div>

#b29c3a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b29c3a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b29c3a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b29c3a on a white background.</div></div>

#b29c3a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b29c3a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b29c3a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b29c3a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b29c3a to White

This is a gradient from #b29c3a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b29c3a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b29c3a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b29c3a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b29c3a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b29c3a to white.</div>

Gradient from #b29c3a to Black

This is a gradient from #b29c3a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b29c3a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b29c3a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b29c3a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b29c3a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b29c3a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b29c3a

In addition to using #b29c3a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b29c3a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b29c3a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 178, Green = 156, Blue = 58). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b29c3a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b29c3a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(178, 156, 58)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b29c3a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b29c3a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b29c3a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(178, 156, 58);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b29c3a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:178, green:156, blue:58, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:178 green:156 blue:58 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(178f, 156f, 58f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(178, 156, 58);
 

#b29c3a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b29c3a the same way. For those with color blindness, #b29c3a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b29c3a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b29c3a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b29c3a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b29c3a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b29c3a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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