Colour
#B4AC00
- #B4AC00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B4AC00 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 172, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B4AC00#B4AC00
HEX#B4AC00
RGBrgb(180, 172, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6745, 0
RGB percentages70.6%, 67.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.3, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 100%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,512
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4B53FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0008B4
Analogous#B45200, #62B400
Triadic#00B4AC, #AC00B4
Split complementary#0062B4, #5200B4
Tetradic#00B452, #0008B4, #B40062
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G172
B0
Red180 (70.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G AC · B 00
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