#b38e0e

Color #b38e0e

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b38e0e

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 14)

HSL

hsl(46.5, 85.5%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.5, 92.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 92.2%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(60.75, 3.24, 63.11)

LCH

lch(60.75, 63.19, 87.06)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.1326, 89.61)

HWB

hwb(46.5, 5.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0e33b3

Analogous

#b33b0e

#b38e0e

#85b30e

Triadic

#b38e0e

#0eb38e

#8e0eb3

Split-complementary

#b38e0e

#0e85b3

#3b0eb3

Tetradic

#b38e0e

#33b30e

#0e33b3

#8e0eb3

Square

#b38e0e

#0eb33b

#0e33b3

#b30e85

Shades

Color #b38e0e mixed toward black.

#95760c

#775e09

#594707

#3c2f05

#1e1802

Tints

Color #b38e0e mixed toward white.

#e4b512

#f0c73b

#f4d56c

#f7e39d

#fbf1ce

Tones

Color #b38e0e mixed toward gray.

#a5861c

#977f29

#8a7737

#7c6f45

#6e6853

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a44a · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a952 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#b16165 · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38e0e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38e0e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b38e0e (#b38e0e) is rgb(179, 142, 14) in RGB.

No, #b38e0e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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