Recognised as Colour
#B8AD1A
- #B8AD1A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B8AD1A is a yellow with RGB values 184, 173, 26 and HSL 56°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B8AD1A#B8AD1A
HEX#B8AD1A
RGBrgb(184, 173, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6784, 0.102
RGB percentages72.2%, 67.8%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(55.8, 75.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.8, 85.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 85.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,102,938
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AD1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4752E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A25B8
Analogous#B85E1A, #74B81A
Triadic#1AB8AD, #AD1AB8
Split complementary#1A74B8, #5E1AB8
Tetradic#1AB85E, #1A25B8, #B81A74
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G173
B26
Red184 (72.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue55.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G AD · B 1A
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