#b49b2c

Color #b49b2c

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 14.26 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#b49b2c

RGB

rgb(180, 155, 44)

HSL

hsl(49, 60.7%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49, 75.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 75.6%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(64.43, -2.49, 57.86)

LCH

lch(64.43, 57.91, 92.46)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.1278, 95.84)

HWB

hwb(49, 17.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c45b4

Analogous

#b4572c

#b49b2c

#89b42c

Triadic

#b49b2c

#2cb49b

#9b2cb4

Split-complementary

#b49b2c

#2c89b4

#572cb4

Tetradic

#b49b2c

#45b42c

#2c45b4

#9b2cb4

Square

#b49b2c

#2cb457

#2c45b4

#b42c89

Shades

Color #b49b2c mixed toward black.

#968125

#78671d

#5a4d16

#3c340f

#1e1a07

Tints

Color #b49b2c mixed toward white.

#d0b63f

#dac466

#e3d38c

#ece2b2

#f6f0d9

Tones

Color #b49b2c mixed toward gray.

#a99437

#9d8d43

#92854e

#877e59

#7b7765

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa58 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#abad60 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#b36e72 · ΔE 37.6

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49b2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49b2c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#b49b2c (#b49b2c) is rgb(180, 155, 44) in RGB.

No, #b49b2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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