Colour

#B8A62D

#B8A62D
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Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8A62D is a yellow with RGB values 184, 166, 45 and HSL 52°, 61%, 45%. 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

#B8A62D#B8A62D

HEX#B8A62D

RGBrgb(184, 166, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.651, 0.1765

RGB percentages72.2%, 65.1%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(52.2, 60.7%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 75.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 75.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,101,165

CSS custom property--colour: #B8A62D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#4759D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A115no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA835no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C69A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.3 Olive · ΔE 17.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.3 Khaki · ΔE 27.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D3FB8

Analogous#B8612D, #84B82D

Triadic#2DB8A6, #A62DB8

Split complementary#2D84B8, #612DB8

Tetradic#2DB861, #2D3FB8, #B82D84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EAC1

Lighter +30%#E6DC98

Lighter +20%#DCCE6F

Lighter +10%#D2C046

Darker −10%#8F8123

Darker −20%#665C19

Darker −30%#3D370F

Darker −40%#141205

More saturated +25%#D5BB10

Less saturated −25%#9B914A

Channel breakdown

R184

G166

B45

Red184 (72.2%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue52.23°

Saturation (HSL)60.7%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G A6 · B 2D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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