Recognised as Colour
#B8A962
- #B8A962
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B8A962 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 169, 98 and HSL 50°, 38%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B8A962#B8A962
HEX#B8A962
RGBrgb(184, 169, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6627, 0.3843
RGB percentages72.2%, 66.3%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(49.5, 37.7%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 46.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 46.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,986
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A962;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#47569D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6271B8
Analogous#B87E62, #9CB862
Triadic#62B8A9, #A962B8
Split complementary#629CB8, #7E62B8
Tetradic#62B87E, #6271B8, #B8629C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G169
B98
Red184 (72.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue49.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.72%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A9 · B 62
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