Colour

#B0AA96

#B0AA96
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#B0AA96 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 170, 150 and HSL 46°, 14%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B0AA96#B0AA96

HEX#B0AA96

RGBrgb(176, 170, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6667, 0.5882

RGB percentages69%, 66.7%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(46.2, 14.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 14.8%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 14.8%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,578,006

CSS custom property--colour: #B0AA96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#4F5569

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA995no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0AB97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B5A7A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Silver · ΔE 13.8 Tan · ΔE 15.7 Light grey · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 19.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#969CB0

Analogous#B09D96, #A9B096

Triadic#96B0AA, #AA96B0

Split complementary#96A9B0, #9D96B0

Tetradic#96B09D, #969CB0, #B096A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F1ED

Lighter +20%#DCD9D0

Lighter +10%#C6C2B3

Darker −10%#9A9279

Darker −20%#807960

Darker −30%#635D4A

Darker −40%#464234

More saturated +25%#C7B67F

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R176

G170

B150

Red176 (69%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue46.15°

Saturation (HSL)14.13%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G AA · B 96

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Colour values

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