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#B09A07

#B09A07 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Antique Gold. In RGB it’s made of 69% red, 60.4% green, and 2.7% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 92% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

7.47:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B09A07 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#B09A07
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #B09A07?

#B09A07 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Antique Gold. In RGB it’s made of 69% red, 60.4% green, and 2.7% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 92% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #B09A07 in RGB?

#B09A07 is rgb(176, 154, 7): 176 red, 154 green, and 7 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #B09A07 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 13, 96, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #B09A07?

PANTONE 104 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #B09A07?

Its complement #A487FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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