Palettes / Colors / #B0B341

#B0B341 — Muted Yellow

#B0B341 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #B0B341 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B0B341 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4541B4; it also sits naturally between #B47E41 and #77B441. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 70% · Blue 25%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B0B341

.text { color: #B0B341; }
.background { background-color: #B0B341; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B0B341; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 179, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 47%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B0B341; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 179, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B0B341; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 179, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B0B341">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B0B341">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4541B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B0B341: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B0B341

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B0B341 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B0B341 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B0B341?

#B0B341 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 176, 179, 65). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B0B341?

#B0B341 is RGB 176, 179, 65 — HSL 62°, 47%, 48% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 64%, 30%.

What colors go with #B0B341?

Its complement is #4541B4; analogous partners are #B47E41 and #77B441. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B0B341 for text?

Black text on #B0B341 has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.