All About Color #B8A800

#B8A800

About #B8A800

#B8A800 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #B8A800. In RGB it is red 184, green 168, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 55°, saturation 100%, lightness 36%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 100%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.64:1 on black.

#B8A800 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A8, 00
CMYK0.00%, 8.70%, 100.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 168, 0
HSL55°, 100%, 36%
RGB Octal270, 250, 0
HSV (HSB)54.78°, 100.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10101000, 0
CIE-L*AB68.16, -8.64, 70.77
RGB Percent72.16%, 65.88%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH68.16, 71.29, 96.96
XYZ33.77, 38.20, 5.59
CIE-L*UV68.16, 16.68, 73.58
xyY0.44, 0.49, 38.20
Hunter-Lab61.80, -10.62, 37.90
RYB6.87%, 72.16%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A800 on a dark background: contrast 8.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A800 on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A800, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8A800 · #FFEB14 · #5C5400 · #000FB8 · #1428FF

Analogous palette

#B8000F · #B84D00 · #B8A800 · #6BB800 · #0FB800

Triadic palette

#B8A800 · #00B8A8 · #A800B8 · #FFEB14 · #14FFEB

Tetradic palette

#B8A800 · #00B84D · #000FB8 · #B8006B · #5C5400

Monochromatic palette

#1F1C00 · #6B6200 · #B8A800 · #FFEA05 · #FFF152

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