All About Color #B8A500

#B8A500

About #B8A500

#B8A500 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #B8A500. In RGB it is red 184, green 165, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 100%, lightness 36%; in CMYK it is 0%, 10%, 100%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.42:1 on black.

#B8A500 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A5, 00
CMYK0.00%, 10.33%, 100.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 165, 0
HSL54°, 100%, 36%
RGB Octal270, 245, 0
HSV (HSB)53.80°, 100.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10100101, 0
CIE-L*AB67.35, -7.07, 70.18
RGB Percent72.16%, 64.71%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH67.35, 70.54, 95.75
XYZ33.22, 37.10, 5.41
CIE-L*UV67.35, 18.80, 72.42
xyY0.44, 0.49, 37.10
Hunter-Lab60.91, -9.23, 37.37
RYB8.31%, 72.16%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A500 on a dark background: contrast 8.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A500 on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A500, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8A500 · #FFE814 · #5C5300 · #0012B8 · #142CFF

Analogous palette

#B80012 · #B84900 · #B8A500 · #6EB800 · #12B800

Triadic palette

#B8A500 · #00B8A5 · #A500B8 · #FFE814 · #14FFE8

Tetradic palette

#B8A500 · #00B849 · #0012B8 · #B8006E · #5C5300

Monochromatic palette

#1F1C00 · #6B6000 · #B8A500 · #FFE605 · #FFEE52

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