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Colour

#B8A407

  • #B8A407
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8A407 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 164, 7 and HSL 53°, 93%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B8A407#B8A407
HEX#B8A407
RGBrgb(184, 164, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6431, 0.0275
RGB percentages72.2%, 64.3%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(53.2, 92.7%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 96.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 96.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,615
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A407;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#475BF8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA71Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C7978Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.2Olive · ΔE 20.7Gold · ΔE 27.2Dark khaki · ΔE 30.6Olivedrab · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#071BB8
Analogous#B84C07, #73B807
Triadic#07B8A4, #A407B8
Split complementary#0773B8, #4B07B8
Tetradic#07B84C, #071BB8, #B80774

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEF90
Lighter +30%#F9E85F
Lighter +20%#F7E02E
Lighter +10%#E9D009
Darker −10%#877805
Darker −20%#564C03
Darker −30%#252101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BFA900
Less saturated −25%#A0921F

Channel breakdown

R184
G164
B7
Red184 (72.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue53.22°
Saturation (HSL)92.67%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A4 · B 07

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