Recognised as Colour

#B2AA07

#B2AA07
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#B2AA07 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 170, 7 and HSL 57°, 92%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B2AA07#B2AA07

HEX#B2AA07

RGBrgb(178, 170, 7)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6667, 0.0275

RGB percentages69.8%, 66.7%, 2.7%

HSLhsl(57.2, 92.4%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 96.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.5%, 96.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,708,935

CSS custom property--colour: #B2AA07;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3823WCAG 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 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#4D55F8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDA91Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C09E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 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 text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 20.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.9 Yellow green · ΔE 27.2 Gold · ΔE 27.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 20.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#070FB2

Analogous#B25407, #64B207

Triadic#07B2AA, #AA07B2

Split complementary#0764B2, #5407B2

Tetradic#07B255, #070FB2, #B20765

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF58B

Lighter +30%#F8F15A

Lighter +20%#F7ED28

Lighter +10%#E3D909

Darker −10%#817B05

Darker −20%#504C03

Darker −30%#1F1D01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B9B000

Less saturated −25%#9B951E

Channel breakdown

R178

G170

Red178 (69.8%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue7 (2.7%)

Hue57.19°

Saturation (HSL)92.43%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G AA · B 07

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