Recognised as Colour
#B8AA62
- #B8AA62
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B8AA62 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 170, 98 and HSL 50°, 38%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B8AA62#B8AA62
HEX#B8AA62
RGBrgb(184, 170, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6667, 0.3843
RGB percentages72.2%, 66.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(50.2, 37.7%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 46.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 46.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,102,242
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AA62;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#47559D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6270B8
Analogous#B87F62, #9BB862
Triadic#62B8AA, #AA62B8
Split complementary#629BB8, #7F62B8
Tetradic#62B87F, #6270B8, #B8629B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G170
B98
Red184 (72.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue50.23°
Saturation (HSL)37.72%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G AA · B 62
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