Palettes / Colors / #B8A032

#B8A032 — Yellow

#B8A032 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #B8A032 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B8A032 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #324BB8; it also sits naturally between #B85D32 and #8EB832. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 72% · Green 63% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 73% · Key 28%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B8A032

.text { color: #B8A032; }
.background { background-color: #B8A032; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8A032; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 160, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 57%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8A032; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 160, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8A032; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 160, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8A032">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8A032">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #324BB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8A032: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B8A032

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B8A032 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B8A032 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8A032?

#B8A032 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 184, 160, 50). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8A032?

#B8A032 is RGB 184, 160, 50 — HSL 49°, 57%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 73%, 28%.

What colors go with #B8A032?

Its complement is #324BB8; analogous partners are #B85D32 and #8EB832. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8A032 for text?

Black text on #B8A032 has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.