Information about #B8A440 color

#B8A440 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B8A440 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(184, 164, 64) — 72.2% red, 64.3% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 47 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated sunny yellow, #B8A440 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brass (#B5A642). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Karma (#B6A237) and Rustic Gold (#C2A03D).

The recipe behind #B8A440 is rgb(184, 164, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B8A440: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #B8A440 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B8A440 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B8A440 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B8A440 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B8A440 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B8A440 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B8A440 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B8A440

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

#B8A440 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B8A440
  • RGB184, 164, 64
  • CMYK0, 8, 47, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 164, 64)
  • HSL50°, 48%, 49%
  • HSL Precise50°, 48.387%, 48.627%
  • HSV50°, 65%, 72%
  • HSB50°, 65%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.643, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.643, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.643, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB8A440
  • DECIMAL ID12100672
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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