Colour
#B2AA1F
- #B2AA1F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#B2AA1F is a yellow with RGB values 178, 170, 31 and HSL 57°, 70%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#B2AA1F#B2AA1F
HEX#B2AA1F
RGBrgb(178, 170, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6667, 0.1216
RGB percentages69.8%, 66.7%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(56.7, 70.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 82.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 82.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,708,959
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AA1F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4D55E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F27B2
Analogous#B2611F, #70B21F
Triadic#1FB2AA, #AA1FB2
Split complementary#1F70B2, #611FB2
Tetradic#1FB260, #1F27B2, #B21F70
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G170
B31
Red178 (69.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue56.73°
Saturation (HSL)70.33%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AA · B 1F
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