#b3ad79

Color #b3ad79

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ad79

RGB

rgb(179, 173, 121)

HSL

hsl(53.8, 27.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.8, 32.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 32.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.07, -5.97, 27.55)

LCH

lch(70.07, 28.19, 102.23)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0702, 102.33)

HWB

hwb(53.8, 47.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797fb3

Analogous

#b39079

#b3ad79

#9cb379

Triadic

#b3ad79

#79b3ad

#ad79b3

Split-complementary

#b3ad79

#799cb3

#9079b3

Tetradic

#b3ad79

#7fb379

#797fb3

#ad79b3

Square

#b3ad79

#79b390

#797fb3

#b3799c

Shades

Color #b3ad79 mixed toward black.

#9f985a

#807a48

#605b36

#403d24

#201e12

Tints

Color #b3ad79 mixed toward white.

#c0bb8f

#ccc8a6

#d9d6bc

#e6e4d2

#f2f1e9

Tones

Color #b3ad79 mixed toward gray.

#aea97e

#a9a583

#a4a187

#a09e8c

#9b9a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b088 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b18b · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#b39295 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ad79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ad79]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b3ad79 (#b3ad79) is rgb(179, 173, 121) in RGB.

No, #b3ad79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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