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#B88F1E Color

#B88F1E is rgb(184, 143, 30) in RGB, hsl(44, 72%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 84%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B88F1E
HEX#B88F1E
RGBrgb(184, 143, 30)
HSLhsl(44, 72%, 42%)
HSVhsv(44, 84%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 84%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.129 86.6)
LABlab(62.03% 8.63 60.05)
LCHlch(62.03% 60.67 81.82)

What #B88F1E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B88F1E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 5.64Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 6.85Caramel#C68E17ΔE 7.65Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 9.18Light Gold#B29700ΔE 9.68Vivid Amber#CC9900ΔE 11.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#B88F1E Channel Values

How #B88F1E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 143 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 72% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 84% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 84% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B88F1E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B88F1E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B88F1E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B88F1E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B88F1E
Complementary
#1E47B8
Analogous
#B8421E
Analogous
#94B81E
Triadic
#1EB88F
Triadic
#8F1EB8
Split comp.
#1E94B8
Split comp.
#421EB8

Tints & Shades of #B88F1E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DBAA24
#E1B847
#E7C56A
#ECD38D
#F2E1B0
#F8EED3

Shades

#A27E1A
#886A16
#725913
#58440E
#42330B
#271F06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B88F1E.

How #B88F1E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B88F1E
Protanopia#97971D
Protanomaly#A5941D
Deuteranopia#9E9E15
Deuteranomaly#A99819
Tritanopia#BE8787
Tritanomaly#BB8A6C
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B88F1E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b88f1e: #B88F1E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B88F1E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b88f1e': '#B88F1E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.561, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_b88f1e">#B88F1E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B88F1E"

More Yellow Colors

#B88F1E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#B88F1E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B88F1E?

#B88F1E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(184, 143, 30) in RGB and hsl(44, 72%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #B88F1E?

#B88F1E is rgb(184, 143, 30) — red 184, green 143, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B88F1E?

#B88F1E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 84%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B88F1E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B88F1E scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B88F1E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B88F1E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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