All About Color #B8AE2E

#B8AE2E

About #B8AE2E

#B8AE2E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B8AE2E. In RGB it is red 184, green 174, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 56°, saturation 60%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 75%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.30:1 on white and 9.13:1 on black.

#B8AE2E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, AE, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 5.43%, 75.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 174, 46
HSL56°, 60%, 45%
RGB Octal270, 256, 56
HSV (HSB)55.65°, 75.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10101110, 101110
CIE-L*AB69.94, -10.69, 62.46
RGB Percent72.16%, 68.24%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH69.94, 63.37, 99.71
XYZ35.40, 40.66, 8.57
CIE-L*UV69.94, 11.98, 70.05
xyY0.42, 0.48, 40.66
Hunter-Lab63.76, -12.50, 36.67
RYB22.27%, 72.16%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8AE2E on a dark background: contrast 9.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8AE2E on a light background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8AE2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8AE2E · #D9D268 · #6E691C · #2E37B8 · #6870D9

Analogous palette

#B82E37 · #B86A2E · #B8AE2E · #7CB82E · #37B82E

Triadic palette

#B8AE2E · #2EB8AE · #AE2EB8 · #D9D268 · #68D9D2

Tetradic palette

#B8AE2E · #2EB86A · #2E37B8 · #B82E7C · #6E691C

Monochromatic palette

#3D3A0F · #7A741F · #B8AE2E · #D6CE5C · #E6E099

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