Colour

#B4AF00

#B4AF00
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B4AF00 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 175, 0 and HSL 58°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B4AF00#B4AF00

HEX#B4AF00

RGBrgb(180, 175, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6863, 0

RGB percentages70.6%, 68.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(58.3, 100%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.3, 100%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 100%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,841,280

CSS custom property--colour: #B4AF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#4B50FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AD1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C2A295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 22.8 Olive · ΔE 23.4 Yellow green · ΔE 25.4 Gold · ΔE 26.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 22.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0005B4

Analogous#B45500, #5FB400

Triadic#00B4AF, #AF00B4

Split complementary#005FB4, #5500B4

Tetradic#00B455, #0005B4, #B4005F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFB81

Lighter +30%#FFFA4E

Lighter +20%#FFF91B

Lighter +10%#E7E100

Darker −10%#817D00

Darker −20%#4E4C00

Darker −30%#1B1A00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B4AF00

Less saturated −25%#9E9A17

Channel breakdown

R180

G175

Red180 (70.6%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue58.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G AF · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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