Colour

#B2AE00

#B2AE00
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#B2AE00 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 174, 0 and HSL 59°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B2AE00#B2AE00

HEX#B2AE00

RGBrgb(178, 174, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6824, 0

RGB percentages69.8%, 68.2%, 0%

HSLhsl(58.7, 100%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.7, 100%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 100%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,709,952

CSS custom property--colour: #B2AE00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4D51FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0AB1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C0A294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 22.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.1 Yellow green · ΔE 25.1 Gold · ΔE 26.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 22.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0004B2

Analogous#B25500, #5DB200

Triadic#00B2AE, #AE00B2

Split complementary#005DB2, #5500B2

Tetradic#00B255, #0004B2, #B2005D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFC7F

Lighter +30%#FFFB4C

Lighter +20%#FFFA19

Lighter +10%#E5E000

Darker −10%#7F7C00

Darker −20%#4C4A00

Darker −30%#191800

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B2AE00

Less saturated −25%#9C9916

Channel breakdown

R178

G174

Red178 (69.8%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue58.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G AE · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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