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Recognised as Colour

#B8A31E

  • #B8A31E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8A31E is a yellow with RGB values 184, 163, 30 and HSL 52°, 72%, 42%. 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

#B8A31E#B8A31E
HEX#B8A31E
RGBrgb(184, 163, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6392, 0.1176
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.9%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(51.8, 72%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 83.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 83.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,382
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A31E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#475CE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C7968Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Olive · ΔE 18.6Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4Olivedrab · ΔE 29.8Gold · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E33B8
Analogous#B8561E, #80B81E
Triadic#1EB8A3, #A31EB8
Split complementary#1E80B8, #561EB8
Tetradic#1EB856, #1E33B8, #B81E80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E9B0
Lighter +30%#EBDD84
Lighter +20%#E4D158
Lighter +10%#DDC52C
Darker −10%#8C7C17
Darker −20%#605510
Darker −30%#342E09
Darker −40%#090801
More saturated +25%#D3B603
Less saturated −25%#9D9039

Channel breakdown

R184
G163
B30
Red184 (72.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue51.82°
Saturation (HSL)71.96%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A3 · B 1E

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