#b5a144

Color #b5a144

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.58 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a144

RGB

rgb(181, 161, 68)

HSL

hsl(49.4, 45.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.4, 62.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 62.4%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.31, -3.93, 49.82)

LCH

lch(66.31, 49.97, 94.51)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.1151, 97.19)

HWB

hwb(49.4, 26.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4458b5

Analogous

#b56844

#b5a144

#90b544

Triadic

#b5a144

#44b5a1

#a144b5

Split-complementary

#b5a144

#4490b5

#6844b5

Tetradic

#b5a144

#58b544

#4458b5

#a144b5

Square

#b5a144

#44b568

#4458b5

#b54490

Shades

Color #b5a144 mixed toward black.

#978639

#796b2d

#5a5022

#3c3617

#1e1b0b

Tints

Color #b5a144 mixed toward white.

#c4b261

#cfc280

#dbd1a0

#e7e0c0

#f3f0df

Tones

Color #b5a144 mixed toward gray.

#ac9b4d

#a29557

#998f60

#8f896a

#868373

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad65 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#aeaf6b · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#b4787b · ΔE 34.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a144;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a144]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b5a144 (#b5a144) is rgb(181, 161, 68) in RGB.

No, #b5a144 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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