#b18b2c

Color #b18b2c

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b18b2c

RGB

rgb(177, 139, 44)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 60.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 75.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.5%, 75.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(59.89, 4.89, 53.4)

LCH

lch(59.89, 53.62, 84.77)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.118, 85.97)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 17.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c52b1

Analogous

#b1492c

#b18b2c

#94b12c

Triadic

#b18b2c

#2cb18b

#8b2cb1

Split-complementary

#b18b2c

#2c94b1

#492cb1

Tetradic

#b18b2c

#52b12c

#2c52b1

#8b2cb1

Square

#b18b2c

#2cb149

#2c52b1

#b12c94

Shades

Color #b18b2c mixed toward black.

#937425

#765d1d

#584516

#3b2e0f

#1d1707

Tints

Color #b18b2c mixed toward white.

#cfa63e

#d9b865

#e2c98b

#ecdbb2

#f5edd8

Tones

Color #b18b2c mixed toward gray.

#a68637

#9b8142

#907d4d

#857858

#797363

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a251 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#a4a757 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#af6367 · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b18b2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b18b2c]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b18b2c (#b18b2c) is rgb(177, 139, 44) in RGB.

No, #b18b2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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