Recognised as Colour
#B4AA00
- #B4AA00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B4AA00 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 170, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B4AA00#B4AA00
HEX#B4AA00
RGBrgb(180, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages70.6%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(56.7, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 100%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,000
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AA00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4B55FF
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 text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000AB4
Analogous#B45000, #64B400
Triadic#00B4AA, #AA00B4
Split complementary#0064B4, #5000B4
Tetradic#00B450, #000AB4, #B40064
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G170
B0
Red180 (70.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue56.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G AA · B 00
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