Recognised as Colour

#B8B19B

#B8B19B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#B8B19B is a yellow with RGB values 184, 177, 155 and HSL 46°, 17%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B8B19B#B8B19B

HEX#B8B19B

RGBrgb(184, 177, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6941, 0.6078

RGB percentages72.2%, 69.4%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(45.5, 17%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 15.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 3.8%, 15.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,104,091

CSS custom property--colour: #B8B19B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#474E64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B09Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8B29Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BDADABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.6 Silver · ΔE 13.4 Tan · ΔE 14.1 Light grey · ΔE 17.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 19.8 Burlywood · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BA2B8

Analogous#B8A39B, #B1B89B

Triadic#9BB8B1, #B19BB8

Split complementary#9BB1B8, #A39BB8

Tetradic#9BB8A3, #9BA2B8, #B89BB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F7F4

Lighter +20%#E2E0D7

Lighter +10%#CDC8B9

Darker −10%#A39A7D

Darker −20%#8B8162

Darker −30%#6D654D

Darker −40%#4F4938

More saturated +25%#CDBC86

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R184

G177

B155

Red184 (72.2%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue45.52°

Saturation (HSL)16.96%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G B1 · B 9B

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Harmonies

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B8B19B (chemical formula)

Formula
302.68 g/mol
28 atoms

B8B19B has a molar mass of 302.68 g/mol, made up of 28 atoms across 1 element: 28 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass302.68 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule28

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule5.0261196 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.9896064 × 10^21

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 × 28)302.68 g/mol, 100%

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Elements in this formula

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