Colour
#B0B050
- #B0B050
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B0B050 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 176, 80 and HSL 60°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B0B050#B0B050
HEX#B0B050
RGBrgb(176, 176, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6902, 0.3137
RGB percentages69%, 69%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(60, 37.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 54.5%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 54.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,579,472
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B050;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4F4FAF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5050B0
Analogous#B08050, #80B050
Triadic#50B0B0, #B050B0
Split complementary#5080B0, #8050B0
Tetradic#50B080, #5050B0, #B05080
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G176
B80
Red176 (69%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)37.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B0 · G B0 · B 50
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