Recognised as Colour
#B8A754
- #B8A754
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B8A754 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 167, 84 and HSL 50°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B8A754#B8A754
HEX#B8A754
RGBrgb(184, 167, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6549, 0.3294
RGB percentages72.2%, 65.5%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(49.8, 41.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 54.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 54.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,460
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A754;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4758AB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5465B8
Analogous#B87554, #97B854
Triadic#54B8A7, #A754B8
Split complementary#5497B8, #7554B8
Tetradic#54B875, #5465B8, #B85497
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G167
B84
Red184 (72.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue49.8°
Saturation (HSL)41.32%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A7 · B 54
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