Colour
#B8980D
- #B8980D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B8980D is a yellow with RGB values 184, 152, 13 and HSL 49°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B8980D#B8980D
HEX#B8980D
RGBrgb(184, 152, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5961, 0.051
RGB percentages72.2%, 59.6%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(48.8, 86.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 92.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.4%, 92.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,097,549
CSS custom property--colour: #B8980D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#4767F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D2DB8
Analogous#B8430D, #82B80D
Triadic#0DB898, #980DB8
Split complementary#0D82B8, #430DB8
Tetradic#0DB843, #0D2DB8, #B80D83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G152
B13
Red184 (72.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue48.77°
Saturation (HSL)86.8%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 98 · B 0D
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