Colour

#B8A529

#B8A529
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8A529 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 165, 41 and HSL 52°, 64%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B8A529

RGBrgb(184, 165, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6471, 0.1608

RGB percentages72.2%, 64.7%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(52, 63.6%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52, 77.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 77.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,100,905

CSS custom property--colour: #B8A529;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#475AD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A00Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA732no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C7988Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.6 Olive · ΔE 17.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3 Khaki · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#293CB8

Analogous#B85E29, #83B829

Triadic#29B8A5, #A529B8

Split complementary#2983B8, #5E29B8

Tetradic#29B85E, #293CB8, #B82983

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E9BD

Lighter +30%#E7DC93

Lighter +20%#DECE69

Lighter +10%#D4C140

Darker −10%#8E8020

Darker −20%#655A16

Darker −30%#3B350D

Darker −40%#110F04

More saturated +25%#D4BA0D

Less saturated −25%#9C9045

Channel breakdown

R184

G165

B41

Red184 (72.2%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue52.03°

Saturation (HSL)63.56%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G A5 · B 29

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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