What color is #B8A333?

#B8A333 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A333?

The RGB value is 184, 163, 51: 184 red, 163 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A333?

The complementary color is #3348B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A333?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A333 color

#B8A333 rgb(184, 163, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8A333 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.9% green and 20% blue (184, 163, 51).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 57% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 72% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Hey Pesto (#BEA932), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#B8A333 color codes

HEX	`#B8A333`
RGB	`rgb(184, 163, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 63.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 57%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 72%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 72%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, -4.68, 57.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 58.01, 94.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.464, 36.625, 8.438)`
Decimal	`12100403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A333, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B8A333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B8A333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a333; }
.text { color: #b8a333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 163 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a333, #8ab833); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B8A333?: #B8A333 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A333?: The RGB value is 184, 163, 51: 184 red, 163 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A333?: The complementary color is #3348B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A333?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.