#B8A500 Color

#B8A500 is rgb(184, 165, 0) in RGB and hsl(54, 100%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8A500

HEX#B8A500

RGBrgb(184, 165, 0)

HSLhsl(54, 100%, 36%)

HSVhsv(54, 100%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.149 101.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8A500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8A500 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8A500 Complementary#0012B8 Analogous#B84900 Analogous#6EB800 Triadic#00B8A5 Triadic#A500B8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8A500, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E6CF00 #FFE814 #FFEC42 #FFF06B #FFF599 #FFF9C7

Shades

#9E8E00 #8A7C00 #706500 #5C5300 #423C00 #2E2900

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