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Recognised as Colour

#B2AA00

  • #B2AA00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B2AA00 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 170, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B2AA00#B2AA00
HEX#B2AA00
RGBrgb(178, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages69.8%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.3, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 100%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,708,928
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#4D55FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDA91Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#C09D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 21.1Olive · ΔE 21.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.2Gold · ΔE 27.1Yellow green · ΔE 27.2Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 21.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0008B2
Analogous#B25100, #61B200
Triadic#00B2AA, #AA00B2
Split complementary#0061B2, #5100B2
Tetradic#00B251, #0008B2, #B20061

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF97F
Lighter +30%#FFF74C
Lighter +20%#FFF519
Lighter +10%#E5DB00
Darker −10%#7F7900
Darker −20%#4C4900
Darker −30%#191800
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B2AA00
Less saturated −25%#9C9616

Channel breakdown

R178
G170
B0
Red178 (69.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AA · B 00

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