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Recognised as Colour

#B8A422

  • #B8A422
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8A422 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 164, 34 and HSL 52°, 69%, 43%. 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

#B8A422#B8A422
HEX#B8A422
RGBrgb(184, 164, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6431, 0.1333
RGB percentages72.2%, 64.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(52, 68.8%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 81.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 81.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,642
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#475BDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA72Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C7978Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 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 text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.7Olive · ΔE 18.3Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4Olivedrab · ΔE 29.2Khaki · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2236B8
Analogous#B85922, #81B822
Triadic#22B8A4, #A422B8
Split complementary#2281B8, #5922B8
Tetradic#22B859, #2236B8, #B82281

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E9B5
Lighter +30%#E9DD8A
Lighter +20%#E1D05F
Lighter +10%#D9C334
Darker −10%#8D7E1A
Darker −20%#625712
Darker −30%#37310A
Darker −40%#0C0B02
More saturated +25%#D3B807
Less saturated −25%#9D903D

Channel breakdown

R184
G164
B34
Red184 (72.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue52°
Saturation (HSL)68.81%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A4 · B 22

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