Recognised as Colour
#B8A20D
- #B8A20D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B8A20D is a yellow with RGB values 184, 162, 13 and HSL 52°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B8A20D#B8A20D
HEX#B8A20D
RGBrgb(184, 162, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6353, 0.051
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.5%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(52.3, 86.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 92.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 92.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,109
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A20D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#475DF2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D23B8
Analogous#B84D0D, #79B80D
Triadic#0DB8A2, #A20DB8
Split complementary#0D78B8, #4D0DB8
Tetradic#0DB84D, #0D23B8, #B80D79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G162
B13
Red184 (72.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue52.28°
Saturation (HSL)86.8%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A2 · B 0D
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