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Colour

#B8A323

  • #B8A323
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8A323 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 163, 35 and HSL 52°, 68%, 43%. 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

#B8A323#B8A323
HEX#B8A323
RGBrgb(184, 163, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6392, 0.1373
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.9%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(51.5, 68%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 81%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 81%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,387
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A323;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 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#475CDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A62Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C7968Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 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 15.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17Olive · ΔE 18.1Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1Olivedrab · ΔE 29.3Khaki · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2338B8
Analogous#B85823, #83B823
Triadic#23B8A3, #A323B8
Split complementary#2383B8, #5823B8
Tetradic#23B858, #2338B8, #B82383

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E9B6
Lighter +30%#E9DC8B
Lighter +20%#E1CF60
Lighter +10%#D9C235
Darker −10%#8D7D1B
Darker −20%#625713
Darker −30%#37310B
Darker −40%#0D0B02
More saturated +25%#D3B708
Less saturated −25%#9D8F3E

Channel breakdown

R184
G163
B35
Red184 (72.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue51.54°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A3 · B 23

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