All About Color #B8A52E

#B8A52E

About #B8A52E

#B8A52E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B8A52E. In RGB it is red 184, green 165, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 60%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 10%, 75%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.48:1 on white and 8.46:1 on black.

#B8A52E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A5, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 10.33%, 75.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 165, 46
HSL52°, 60%, 45%
RGB Octal270, 245, 56
HSV (HSB)51.74°, 75.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10100101, 101110
CIE-L*AB67.50, -5.97, 60.17
RGB Percent72.16%, 64.71%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH67.50, 60.47, 95.67
XYZ33.72, 37.30, 8.01
CIE-L*UV67.50, 18.14, 66.30
xyY0.43, 0.47, 37.30
Hunter-Lab61.07, -8.33, 34.98
RYB26.68%, 72.16%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A52E on a dark background: contrast 8.46:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A52E on a light background: contrast 2.48:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A52E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8A52E · #D9CA68 · #6E631C · #2E40B8 · #6877D9

Analogous palette

#B82E40 · #B8602E · #B8A52E · #85B82E · #40B82E

Triadic palette

#B8A52E · #2EB8A5 · #A52EB8 · #D9CA68 · #68D9CA

Tetradic palette

#B8A52E · #2EB860 · #2E40B8 · #B82E85 · #6E631C

Monochromatic palette

#3D370F · #7A6E1F · #B8A52E · #D6C65C · #E6DB99

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