#B6A800

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #B6A800

At its core, #B6A800 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 168 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 100% yellow, and 29% black. The HSL representation is 55.4° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 35.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6A800
RGB182, 168, 0
HSL55.4°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 8%, 100%, 29%
HSV55.4°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB68.0, -9.5, 70.6
XYZ33.3, 38.0, 5.6
Decimal11970560

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.59:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.34:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6A800; }
.text-color { color: #B6A800; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6A800; }

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