Recognised as Colour
#B6A000
- #B6A000
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B6A000 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 160, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B6A000#B6A000
HEX#B6A000
RGBrgb(182, 160, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6275, 0
RGB percentages71.4%, 62.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.7, 100%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 100%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 100%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,968,512
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#495FFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0016B6
Analogous#B64500, #71B600
Triadic#00B6A0, #A000B6
Split complementary#0071B6, #4500B6
Tetradic#00B645, #0016B6, #B60071
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G160
B0
Red182 (71.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G A0 · B 00
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