Palettes / Colors / #B8AA2E

#B8AA2E — Yellow

#B8AA2E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#B8AA2E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2E3CB8; it also sits naturally between #B8652E and #81B82E. 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 67% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 75% · Key 28%

Previews

CSS code for #B8AA2E

.text { color: #B8AA2E; }
.background { background-color: #B8AA2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8AA2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 170, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 60%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8AA2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 170, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8AA2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 170, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8AA2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8AA2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B8AA2E

Tints of #B8AA2E

Tones of #B8AA2E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E3CB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8AA2E: #000000.

How #B8AA2E 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 #B8AA2E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B8AA2D  ·  #B8AA2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8AA2E?

#B8AA2E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 184, 170, 46). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8AA2E?

#B8AA2E is RGB 184, 170, 46 — HSL 54°, 60%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 75%, 28%.

What colors go with #B8AA2E?

Its complement is #2E3CB8; analogous partners are #B8652E and #81B82E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8AA2E for text?

Black text on #B8AA2E has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.