What color is #B8A846?

#B8A846 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A846?

The RGB value is 184, 168, 70: 184 red, 168 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A846?

The complementary color is #4656B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A846?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A846 color

#B8A846 rgb(184, 168, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8A846 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 65.9% green and 27.5% blue (184, 168, 70).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 62% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#B8A846 color codes

HEX	`#B8A846`
RGB	`rgb(184, 168, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 65.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 62%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 62%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, -6.22, 51.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 51.74, 96.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.877, 38.639, 11.414)`
Decimal	`12101702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A846, 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 #B8A846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #B8A846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a846; }
.text { color: #b8a846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 168 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a846, #8fb846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B8A846?: #B8A846 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A846?: The RGB value is 184, 168, 70: 184 red, 168 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A846?: The complementary color is #4656B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A846?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.