Colour
#B7A000
- #B7A000
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B7A000 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 160, 0 and HSL 52°, 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
#B7A000#B7A000
HEX#B7A000
RGBrgb(183, 160, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6275, 0
RGB percentages71.8%, 62.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 100%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 100%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,034,048
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#485FFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0017B7
Analogous#B74500, #72B700
Triadic#00B7A0, #A000B7
Split complementary#0072B7, #4500B7
Tetradic#00B745, #0017B7, #B70072
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G160
B0
Red183 (71.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G A0 · B 00
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