#b49f4c

Color #b49f4c

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b49f4c

RGB

rgb(180, 159, 76)

HSL

hsl(47.9, 40.9%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.9, 57.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 57.8%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.77, -2.71, 45.4)

LCH

lch(65.77, 45.48, 93.42)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1063, 95.29)

HWB

hwb(47.9, 29.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c61b4

Analogous

#b46b4c

#b49f4c

#95b44c

Triadic

#b49f4c

#4cb49f

#9f4cb4

Split-complementary

#b49f4c

#4c95b4

#6b4cb4

Tetradic

#b49f4c

#61b44c

#4c61b4

#9f4cb4

Square

#b49f4c

#4cb46b

#4c61b4

#b44c95

Shades

Color #b49f4c mixed toward black.

#96853f

#786a32

#5a5026

#3c3519

#1e1b0d

Tints

Color #b49f4c mixed toward white.

#c0af6a

#cdbf88

#d9cfa6

#e6dfc3

#f2efe1

Tones

Color #b49f4c mixed toward gray.

#ab9a55

#a3955d

#9a9066

#918a6f

#898577

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab68 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#adae6e · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#b3797c · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49f4c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49f4c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b49f4c (#b49f4c) is rgb(180, 159, 76) in RGB.

No, #b49f4c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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