#b3a649

Color #b3a649

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.29 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 15.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a649

RGB

rgb(179, 166, 73)

HSL

hsl(52.6, 42.1%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.6, 59.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 59.2%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(67.53, -7.1, 48.8)

LCH

lch(67.53, 49.31, 98.28)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.115, 101.44)

HWB

hwb(52.6, 28.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4956b3

Analogous

#b37149

#b3a649

#8bb349

Triadic

#b3a649

#49b3a6

#a649b3

Split-complementary

#b3a649

#498bb3

#7149b3

Tetradic

#b3a649

#56b349

#4956b3

#a649b3

Square

#b3a649

#49b371

#4956b3

#b3498b

Shades

Color #b3a649 mixed toward black.

#958a3d

#776f31

#5a5324

#3c3718

#1e1c0c

Tints

Color #b3a649 mixed toward white.

#c1b666

#cdc485

#dad3a3

#e6e2c2

#f3f0e0

Tones

Color #b3a649 mixed toward gray.

#aa9f52

#a1995b

#989263

#908b6c

#878575

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aead6a · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#aeaf70 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#b27c80 · ΔE 35.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a649;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a649]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b3a649 (#b3a649) is rgb(179, 166, 73) in RGB.

No, #b3a649 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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