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Recognised as Colour

#B0B206

  • #B0B206
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B0B206 is a yellow with RGB values 176, 178, 6 and HSL 61°, 93%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B0B206#B0B206
HEX#B0B206
RGBrgb(176, 178, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.698, 0.0235
RGB percentages69%, 69.8%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(60.7, 93.5%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.7, 96.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 96.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,579,910
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B206;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4F4DF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C1AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AE22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BDA697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 22.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0806B2
Analogous#B25E06, #5AB206
Triadic#06B0B2, #B206B0
Split complementary#065AB2, #5E06B2
Tetradic#06B25E, #0806B2, #B2065A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FAFB89
Lighter +30%#F7F958
Lighter +20%#F5F826
Lighter +10%#E1E308
Darker −10%#7F8104
Darker −20%#4E4F03
Darker −30%#1E1E01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B6B800
Less saturated −25%#9A9B1D

Channel breakdown

R176
G178
B6
Red176 (69%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue60.7°
Saturation (HSL)93.48%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B0 · G B2 · B 06

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