#b18a00

Color #b18a00

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b18a00

RGB

rgb(177, 138, 0)

HSL

hsl(46.8, 100%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.8, 100%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22%, 100%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(59.46, 4.33, 64.29)

LCH

lch(59.46, 64.44, 86.15)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1332, 88.54)

HWB

hwb(46.8, 0%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0027b1

Analogous

#b13200

#b18a00

#7fb100

Triadic

#b18a00

#00b18a

#8a00b1

Split-complementary

#b18a00

#007fb1

#3200b1

Tetradic

#b18a00

#27b100

#0027b1

#8a00b1

Square

#b18a00

#00b132

#0027b1

#b1007f

Shades

Color #b18a00 mixed toward black.

#937300

#765c00

#584500

#3b2e00

#1d1700

Tints

Color #b18a00 mixed toward white.

#e8b500

#ffce21

#ffda58

#ffe790

#fff3c7

Tones

Color #b18a00 mixed toward gray.

#a2820f

#937a1d

#85712c

#76693b

#67614a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a146 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a74e · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#af5d61 · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b18a00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b18a00]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#b18a00 (#b18a00) is rgb(177, 138, 0) in RGB.

No, #b18a00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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