Recognised as Colour
#B0AA2D
- #B0AA2D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#B0AA2D is a yellow with RGB values 176, 170, 45 and HSL 57°, 59%, 43%. 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
#B0AA2D#B0AA2D
HEX#B0AA2D
RGBrgb(176, 170, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6667, 0.1765
RGB percentages69%, 66.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(57.3, 59.3%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 74.4%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 74.4%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,577,901
CSS custom property--colour: #B0AA2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4F55D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D33B0
Analogous#B0682D, #75B02D
Triadic#2DB0AA, #AA2DB0
Split complementary#2D75B0, #682DB0
Tetradic#2DB068, #2D33B0, #B02D75
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G170
B45
Red176 (69%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue57.25°
Saturation (HSL)59.28%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G AA · B 2D
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