Recognised as Colour
#B8A10A
- #B8A10A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B8A10A is a yellow with RGB values 184, 161, 10 and HSL 52°, 90%, 38%. 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
#B8A10A#B8A10A
HEX#B8A10A
RGBrgb(184, 161, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6314, 0.0392
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.1%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(52.1, 89.7%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 94.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 94.6%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,099,850
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A10A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35702WCAG 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#9B9B9B
Inverted#475EF5
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#0A21B8
Analogous#B84A0A, #78B80A
Triadic#0AB8A1, #A10AB8
Split complementary#0A78B8, #4A0AB8
Tetradic#0AB84A, #0A21B8, #B80A78
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G161
B10
Red184 (72.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue52.07°
Saturation (HSL)89.69%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A1 · B 0A
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