Recognised as Colour

#B8B464

#B8B464
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B8B464 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 180, 100 and HSL 57°, 37%, 56%. 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#B8B464

RGBrgb(184, 180, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7059, 0.3922

RGB percentages72.2%, 70.6%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(57.1, 37.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.1, 45.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 45.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,104,804

CSS custom property--colour: #B8B464;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1

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

Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#474B9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0AF5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2B268no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C3ABA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 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 text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 2.5 Khaki · ΔE 18.7 Burlywood · ΔE 20.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Tan · ΔE 22.6 Olive · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 2.54, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6468B8

Analogous#B88A64, #92B864

Triadic#64B8B4, #B464B8

Split complementary#6492B8, #8A64B8

Tetradic#64B88A, #6468B8, #B86492

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8F0

Lighter +30%#E8E7CD

Lighter +20%#D8D6AA

Lighter +10%#C8C587

Darker −10%#A09C49

Darker −20%#7D7A39

Darker −30%#5A5829

Darker −40%#373519

More saturated +25%#D4CE48

Less saturated −25%#9C9A80

Channel breakdown

R184

G180

B100

Red184 (72.2%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue57.14°

Saturation (HSL)37.17%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G B4 · B 64

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Harmonies

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B8B464 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,102.32 g/mol
472 atoms

B8B464 has a molar mass of 5,102.32 g/mol, made up of 472 atoms across 1 element: 472 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,102.32 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule472

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.4726017 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.180275 × 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 × 472)5,102.32 g/mol, 100%

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