All About Color #B8A442

#B8A442

About #B8A442

#B8A442 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B8A442. In RGB it is red 184, green 164, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 47%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 0%, 11%, 64%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.43:1 on black.

#B8A442 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A4, 42
CMYK0.00%, 10.87%, 64.13%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 164, 66
HSL50°, 47%, 49%
RGB Octal270, 244, 102
HSV (HSB)49.83°, 64.13%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10100100, 1000010
CIE-L*AB67.38, -4.36, 51.96
RGB Percent72.16%, 64.31%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH67.38, 52.14, 94.80
XYZ34.03, 37.13, 10.53
CIE-L*UV67.38, 18.19, 59.96
xyY0.42, 0.45, 37.13
Hunter-Lab60.94, -6.97, 32.41
RYB35.33%, 72.16%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A442 on a dark background: contrast 8.43:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A442 on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A442, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8A442 · #D2C583 · #74682A · #4256B8 · #8390D2

Analogous palette

#B84256 · #B86942 · #B8A442 · #91B842 · #56B842

Triadic palette

#B8A442 · #42B8A4 · #A442B8 · #D2C583 · #83D2C5

Tetradic palette

#B8A442 · #42B869 · #4256B8 · #B84291 · #74682A

Monochromatic palette

#47401A · #7F722E · #B8A442 · #CEC078 · #E3DAB0

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