Recognised as Colour

#B8B100

#B8B100
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#B8B100 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 177, 0 and HSL 58°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B8B100#B8B100

HEX#B8B100

RGBrgb(184, 177, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6941, 0

RGB percentages72.2%, 69.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(57.7, 100%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.7, 100%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 3.8%, 100%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,103,936

CSS custom property--colour: #B8B100;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#474EFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4AF1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Olive · ΔE 24.6 Gold · ΔE 24.7 Yellow green · ΔE 26.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 22.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0007B8

Analogous#B85500, #63B800

Triadic#00B8B1, #B100B8

Split complementary#0063B8, #5500B8

Tetradic#00B855, #0007B8, #B80063

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFA85

Lighter +30%#FFF852

Lighter +20%#FFF61F

Lighter +10%#EBE200

Darker −10%#858000

Darker −20%#524F00

Darker −30%#1F1E00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B8B100

Less saturated −25%#A19C17

Channel breakdown

R184

G177

Red184 (72.2%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue57.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G B1 · B 00

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B8B100 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,167.48 g/mol
108 atoms

B8B100 has a molar mass of 1,167.48 g/mol, made up of 108 atoms across 1 element: 108 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,167.48 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule108

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.9386462 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.1582389 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 108)1,167.48 g/mol, 100%

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