Brown Yellow is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Brown Yellow is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Brown Yellow is #B29705.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Brown Yellow has 70%% Red, 59% Green, and 2% Blue.
Brown Yellow has 51° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 70% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Brown Yellow has 51° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 36% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Brown Yellow has 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 97% yellow, and 30% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#B29705 |
|
RGB |
(178, 151, 5) |
(70%, 59%, 2%) |
HSV |
(51°, 97, 70) |
(14%, 97%, 70%) |
HSL |
(51°, 94, 36) |
(14%, 94%, 36%) |
CMYK |
(0, 15, 97, 30) |
(0%, 15%, 97%, 30%) |
The natural luminance of Brown Yellow is 32%, which is low.
Brown Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white.
Brown Yellow and black have a 7.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Brown Yellow and white have a 2.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
32% |
AAA (7.3) |
insufficient (2.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Brown Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 50% Yellow, 18% Red, 30% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
50%
Red
18%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
30%
White
2%
To mix Brown Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 9% Magenta, 59% Yellow, 30% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
9%
Yellow
59%
Black
30%
White
2%
Colors similar to Brown Yellow are: Yellow Brown, Dark Gold, Ochre, Buddha Gold, and Yellowy Brown. Yellow Brown is brighter than Brown Yellow. Dark Gold is more orange and paler than Brown Yellow. Ochre is more orange than Brown Yellow. Buddha Gold is lighter than Brown Yellow. Yellowy Brown is more orange and paler and darker than Brown Yellow.