#b2b459

Color #b2b459

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 14.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b459

RGB

rgb(178, 180, 89)

HSL

hsl(61.3, 37.8%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(61.3, 50.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 50.6%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.44, -13.51, 45.67)

LCH

lch(71.44, 47.63, 106.48)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1147, 109.98)

HWB

hwb(61.3, 34.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b59b4

Analogous

#b48859

#b2b459

#84b459

Triadic

#b2b459

#59b2b4

#b459b2

Split-complementary

#b2b459

#5984b4

#8859b4

Tetradic

#b2b459

#59b45b

#5b59b4

#b459b2

Square

#b2b459

#59b488

#5b59b4

#b45984

Shades

Color #b2b459 mixed toward black.

#989a46

#7a7b38

#5b5d2a

#3d3e1c

#1e1f0e

Tints

Color #b2b459 mixed toward white.

#bfc074

#cccd90

#d9d9ac

#e5e6c8

#f2f2e3

Tones

Color #b2b459 mixed toward gray.

#abac60

#a3a568

#9c9d70

#959677

#8e8e7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b378 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b37d · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b28a8e · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b459;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b459]

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Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b2b459 (#b2b459) is rgb(178, 180, 89) in RGB.

No, #b2b459 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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