#b5a83f

Color #b5a83f

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.65 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a83f

RGB

rgb(181, 168, 63)

HSL

hsl(53.4, 48.4%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.4, 65.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 65.2%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.16, -7.97, 54.02)

LCH

lch(68.16, 54.6, 98.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.1251, 102.23)

HWB

hwb(53.4, 24.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f4cb5

Analogous

#b56d3f

#b5a83f

#87b53f

Triadic

#b5a83f

#3fb5a8

#a83fb5

Split-complementary

#b5a83f

#3f87b5

#6d3fb5

Tetradic

#b5a83f

#4cb53f

#3f4cb5

#a83fb5

Square

#b5a83f

#3fb56d

#3f4cb5

#b53f87

Shades

Color #b5a83f mixed toward black.

#978c34

#79702a

#5a541f

#3c3815

#1e1c0a

Tints

Color #b5a83f mixed toward white.

#c6ba5a

#d1c87b

#ddd69c

#e8e3bd

#f4f1de

Tones

Color #b5a83f mixed toward gray.

#aba049

#a19953

#97915c

#8e8966

#848270

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0af66 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b16d · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b47b7f · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a83f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a83f]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b5a83f (#b5a83f) is rgb(181, 168, 63) in RGB.

No, #b5a83f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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