Recognised as Colour
#B8A101
- #B8A101
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B8A101 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 161, 1 and HSL 52°, 99%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B8A101#B8A101
HEX#B8A101
RGBrgb(184, 161, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6314, 0.0039
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.1%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(52.5, 98.9%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 99.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 99.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,099,841
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A101;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#475EFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0118B8
Analogous#B84601, #73B801
Triadic#01B8A1, #A101B8
Split complementary#0173B8, #4601B8
Tetradic#01B846, #0118B8, #B80173
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G161
B1
Red184 (72.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue52.46°
Saturation (HSL)98.92%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A1 · B 01
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