Colour
#B0AA1D
- #B0AA1D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#B0AA1D is a yellow with RGB values 176, 170, 29 and HSL 58°, 72%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#B0AA1D#B0AA1D
HEX#B0AA1D
RGBrgb(176, 170, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6667, 0.1137
RGB percentages69%, 66.7%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(57.6, 71.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 83.5%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 83.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,577,885
CSS custom property--colour: #B0AA1D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4F55E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D23B0
Analogous#B0601D, #6DB01D
Triadic#1DB0AA, #AA1DB0
Split complementary#1D6DB0, #601DB0
Tetradic#1DB061, #1D23B0, #B01D6D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G170
B29
Red176 (69%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue57.55°
Saturation (HSL)71.71%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G AA · B 1D
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