#b4ab3b

Color #b4ab3b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 17.21 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 15.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b4ab3b

RGB

rgb(180, 171, 59)

HSL

hsl(55.5, 50.6%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.5, 67.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 67.2%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(68.86, -10.22, 56.39)

LCH

lch(68.86, 57.31, 100.27)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.131, 104.73)

HWB

hwb(55.5, 23.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b44b4

Analogous

#b46f3b

#b4ab3b

#81b43b

Triadic

#b4ab3b

#3bb4ab

#ab3bb4

Split-complementary

#b4ab3b

#3b81b4

#6f3bb4

Tetradic

#b4ab3b

#44b43b

#3b44b4

#ab3bb4

Square

#b4ab3b

#3bb46f

#3b44b4

#b43b81

Shades

Color #b4ab3b mixed toward black.

#968f31

#787227

#5a561e

#3c3914

#1e1d0a

Tints

Color #b4ab3b mixed toward white.

#c7bf55

#d2cc77

#ded899

#e9e5bb

#f4f2dd

Tones

Color #b4ab3b mixed toward gray.

#aaa245

#a09a4f

#969159

#8c8963

#82806e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b066 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b16d · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#b47c80 · ΔE 38.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4ab3b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4ab3b]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b4ab3b (#b4ab3b) is rgb(180, 171, 59) in RGB.

No, #b4ab3b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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