Recognised as Colour
#B0AA56
- #B0AA56
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B0AA56 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 170, 86 and HSL 56°, 36%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B0AA56#B0AA56
HEX#B0AA56
RGBrgb(176, 170, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6667, 0.3373
RGB percentages69%, 66.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(56, 36.3%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56, 51.1%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 51.1%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,577,942
CSS custom property--colour: #B0AA56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4F55A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#565CB0
Analogous#B07D56, #89B056
Triadic#56B0AA, #AA56B0
Split complementary#5689B0, #7D56B0
Tetradic#56B07D, #565CB0, #B05689
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G170
B86
Red176 (69%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue56°
Saturation (HSL)36.29%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G AA · B 56
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