Information about #B0A611 color

#B0A611 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B0A611 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(176, 166, 17) — 69% red, 65.1% green, 6.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 62 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B0A611 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vomit (#A2A415). Slightly further away sit Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Gold Foil (#BD9B16).

The recipe behind #B0A611 is rgb(176, 166, 17), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B0A611: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B0A611 color variations

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#B0A611 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B0A611

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B0A611
  • RGB176, 166, 17
  • CMYK0, 4, 62, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 166, 17)
  • HSL56°, 82%, 38%
  • HSL Precise56.226°, 82.383%, 37.843%
  • HSV56°, 90%, 69%
  • HSB56°, 90%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.651, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.651, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.651, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB0A611
  • DECIMAL ID11576849
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01