Recognised as Colour

#B8B379

#B8B379
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B8B379 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 179, 121 and HSL 55°, 31%, 60%. 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 khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B8B379

RGBrgb(184, 179, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.702, 0.4745

RGB percentages72.2%, 70.2%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(55.2, 30.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 34.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 34.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,104,569

CSS custom property--colour: #B8B379;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#474C86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDAF75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB27Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C1ACA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.2 Tan · ΔE 13.8 Burlywood · ΔE 15 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Wheat · ΔE 20.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#797EB8

Analogous#B89379, #9EB879

Triadic#79B8B3, #B379B8

Split complementary#799EB8, #9379B8

Tetradic#79B893, #797EB8, #B8799E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#EDECDD

Lighter +20%#DBD9BC

Lighter +10%#CAC69A

Darker −10%#A6A058

Darker −20%#858046

Darker −30%#636035

Darker −40%#424023

More saturated +25%#D2C95F

Less saturated −25%#9E9D93

Channel breakdown

R184

G179

B121

Red184 (72.2%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue55.24°

Saturation (HSL)30.73%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G B3 · B 79

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Harmonies

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B8B379 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,183.47 g/mol
387 atoms

B8B379 has a molar mass of 4,183.47 g/mol, made up of 387 atoms across 1 element: 387 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,183.47 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule387

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule6.9468154 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4395085 × 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 × 387)4,183.47 g/mol, 100%

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