Colour
#B8A64F
- #B8A64F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B8A64F is a yellow with RGB values 184, 166, 79 and HSL 50°, 43%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B8A64F#B8A64F
HEX#B8A64F
RGBrgb(184, 166, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.651, 0.3098
RGB percentages72.2%, 65.1%, 31%
HSLhsl(49.7, 42.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 57.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 57.1%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,199
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A64F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4759B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F61B8
Analogous#B8724F, #95B84F
Triadic#4FB8A6, #A64FB8
Split complementary#4F95B8, #724FB8
Tetradic#4FB872, #4F61B8, #B84F95
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G166
B79
Red184 (72.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue49.71°
Saturation (HSL)42.51%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A6 · B 4F
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