Recognised as Colour
#B0A059
- #B0A059
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B0A059 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 160, 89 and HSL 49°, 36%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B0A059#B0A059
HEX#B0A059
RGBrgb(176, 160, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6275, 0.349
RGB percentages69%, 62.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(49, 35.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 49.4%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 49.4%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,575,385
CSS custom property--colour: #B0A059;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4F5FA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5969B0
Analogous#B07459, #95B059
Triadic#59B0A0, #A059B0
Split complementary#5995B0, #7559B0
Tetradic#59B074, #5969B0, #B05994
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G160
B89
Red176 (69%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue48.97°
Saturation (HSL)35.51%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G A0 · B 59
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