Colour
#B1A200
- #B1A200
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B1A200 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 162, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B1A200#B1A200
HEX#B1A200
RGBrgb(177, 162, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6353, 0
RGB percentages69.4%, 63.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.9, 100%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.9, 100%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 100%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,641,344
CSS custom property--colour: #B1A200;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4E5DFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000FB1
Analogous#B14A00, #68B100
Triadic#00B1A2, #A200B1
Split complementary#0068B1, #4900B1
Tetradic#00B14A, #000FB1, #B10068
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G162
B0
Red177 (69.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G A2 · B 00
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