Recognised as Colour
#B8A760
- #B8A760
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B8A760 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 167, 96 and HSL 48°, 38%, 55%. 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
#B8A760#B8A760
HEX#B8A760
RGBrgb(184, 167, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6549, 0.3765
RGB percentages72.2%, 65.5%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(48.4, 38.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 47.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 47.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,472
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A760;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#47589F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6071B8
Analogous#B87B60, #9DB860
Triadic#60B8A7, #A760B8
Split complementary#609DB8, #7B60B8
Tetradic#60B87B, #6071B8, #B8609D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G167
B96
Red184 (72.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue48.41°
Saturation (HSL)38.26%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A7 · B 60
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