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Colour

#B08A00

  • #B08A00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B08A00 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 138, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B08A00#B08A00
HEX#B08A00
RGBrgb(176, 138, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5412, 0
RGB percentages69%, 54.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(47, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 100%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 21.6%, 100%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,569,664
CSS custom property--colour: #B08A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#4F75FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59311no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#C07C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.2Goldenrod · ΔE 13.2Olive · ΔE 19.9Peru · ΔE 24Orange · ΔE 29.4Sandy brown · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0026B0
Analogous#B03200, #7EB000
Triadic#00B08A, #8A00B0
Split complementary#007EB0, #3200B0
Tetradic#00B032, #0026B0, #B0007E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE37D
Lighter +30%#FFD84A
Lighter +20%#FFCD17
Lighter +10%#E3B200
Darker −10%#7D6200
Darker −20%#4A3A00
Darker −30%#171200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B08A00
Less saturated −25%#9A7E16

Channel breakdown

R176
G138
B0
Red176 (69%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 8A · B 00

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