What color is #B7A000?

#B7A000 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A000?

The RGB value is 183, 160, 0: 183 red, 160 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A000?

The complementary color is #0017B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A000 color

#B7A000 rgb(183, 160, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7A000 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 62.7% green and 0% blue (183, 160, 0).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 100% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Gold (#B29700), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#B7A000 color codes

HEX	`#B7A000`
RGB	`rgb(183, 160, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 62.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 100%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 100%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -4.87, 69.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 69.28, 94.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.101, 35.211, 5.106)`
Decimal	`12034048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A000, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B7A000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B7A000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a000; }
.text { color: #b7a000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 160 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a000, #72b700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B7A000?: #B7A000 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A000?: The RGB value is 183, 160, 0: 183 red, 160 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A000?: The complementary color is #0017B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.