Colour
#B5AA0A
- #B5AA0A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B5AA0A is a yellow with RGB values 181, 170, 10 and HSL 56°, 90%, 37%. 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
#B5AA0A#B5AA0A
HEX#B5AA0A
RGBrgb(181, 170, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6667, 0.0392
RGB percentages71%, 66.7%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(56.1, 89.5%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 94.5%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 94.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,905,546
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AA0A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4A55F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A15B5
Analogous#B5550A, #6AB50A
Triadic#0AB5AA, #AA0AB5
Split complementary#0A6BB5, #550AB5
Tetradic#0AB555, #0A15B5, #B50A6B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G170
B10
Red181 (71%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue56.14°
Saturation (HSL)89.53%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G AA · B 0A
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