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Recognised as Colour

#B8A306

  • #B8A306
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8A306 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 163, 6 and HSL 53°, 94%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B8A306#B8A306
HEX#B8A306
RGBrgb(184, 163, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6392, 0.0235
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.9%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(52.9, 93.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 96.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 96.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,358
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A306;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#475CF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA61Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C7968Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Olive · ΔE 20.6Gold · ΔE 27.4Dark khaki · ΔE 30.6Olivedrab · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#061BB8
Analogous#B84A06, #74B806
Triadic#06B8A3, #A306B8
Split complementary#0674B8, #4A06B8
Tetradic#06B84A, #061BB8, #B80674

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEF8F
Lighter +30%#FAE75D
Lighter +20%#F8E02C
Lighter +10%#E9CF08
Darker −10%#877704
Darker −20%#554B03
Darker −30%#242001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BEA800
Less saturated −25%#A0911E

Channel breakdown

R184
G163
B6
Red184 (72.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue52.92°
Saturation (HSL)93.68%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A3 · B 06

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