Recognised as Colour

#B8A51D

#B8A51D
Yellow
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Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8A51D is a yellow with RGB values 184, 165, 29 and HSL 53°, 73%, 42%. 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

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HEX#B8A51D

RGBrgb(184, 165, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6471, 0.1137

RGB percentages72.2%, 64.7%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(52.6, 72.8%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 84.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 84.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,100,893

CSS custom property--colour: #B8A51D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#475AE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA729no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C7988Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.6 Olive · ΔE 18.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.8 Gold · ΔE 29.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1D30B8

Analogous#B8571D, #7EB81D

Triadic#1DB8A5, #A51DB8

Split complementary#1D7EB8, #571DB8

Tetradic#1DB857, #1D30B8, #B81D7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2EAAF

Lighter +30%#EBDF83

Lighter +20%#E4D357

Lighter +10%#DEC82A

Darker −10%#8C7D16

Darker −20%#60560F

Darker −30%#342E08

Darker −40%#080701

More saturated +25%#D3B902

Less saturated −25%#9D9138

Channel breakdown

R184

G165

B29

Red184 (72.2%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue52.65°

Saturation (HSL)72.77%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G A5 · B 1D

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