All About Color #B8A005

#B8A005

About #B8A005

#B8A005 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #B8A005. In RGB it is red 184, green 160, blue 5; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 95%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 0%, 13%, 97%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.60:1 on white and 8.07:1 on black.

#B8A005 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A0, 05
CMYK0.00%, 13.04%, 97.28%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 160, 5
HSL52°, 95%, 37%
RGB Octal270, 240, 5
HSV (HSB)51.96°, 97.28%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10100000, 101
CIE-L*AB66.01, -4.36, 68.57
RGB Percent72.16%, 62.75%, 1.96%
CIE-L*CH66.01, 68.70, 93.64
XYZ32.37, 35.34, 5.26
CIE-L*UV66.01, 22.35, 70.14
xyY0.44, 0.48, 35.34
Hunter-Lab59.45, -6.86, 36.37
RYB12.83%, 72.16%, 1.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A005 on a dark background: contrast 8.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A005 on a light background: contrast 2.60:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A005, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8A005 · #F9DC1F · #5E5202 · #051DB8 · #1F3CF9

Analogous palette

#B8051D · #B84605 · #B8A005 · #76B805 · #1DB805

Triadic palette

#B8A005 · #05B8A0 · #A005B8 · #F9DC1F · #1FF9DC

Tetradic palette

#B8A005 · #05B846 · #051DB8 · #B80576 · #5E5202

Monochromatic palette

#231E01 · #6D5F03 · #B8A005 · #F9DA10 · #FBE55B

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