Recognised as Colour

#B0AE06

#B0AE06
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#B0AE06 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 174, 6 and HSL 59°, 93%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B0AE06#B0AE06

HEX#B0AE06

RGBrgb(176, 174, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6824, 0.0235

RGB percentages69%, 68.2%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(59.3, 93.4%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.3, 96.6%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 1.1%, 96.6%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,578,886

CSS custom property--colour: #B0AE06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4F51F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAB20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BEA294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 22.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.9 Yellow green · ΔE 24.2 Gold · ΔE 27.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 22.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0608B0

Analogous#B05906, #5DB006

Triadic#06B0AE, #AE06B0

Split complementary#065DB0, #5906B0

Tetradic#06B059, #0608B0, #B0065D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFA87

Lighter +30%#F9F756

Lighter +20%#F8F524

Lighter +10%#E1DF08

Darker −10%#7F7D04

Darker −20%#4D4C03

Darker −30%#1C1C01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B6B400

Less saturated −25%#99981D

Channel breakdown

R176

G174

Red176 (69%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue59.29°

Saturation (HSL)93.41%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G AE · B 06

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