#b5aa3e

Color #b5aa3e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 16.41 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 14.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aa3e

RGB

rgb(181, 170, 62)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 49%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 65.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 65.7%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.69, -9.08, 55.01)

LCH

lch(68.69, 55.75, 99.37)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.1278, 103.48)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 24.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e49b5

Analogous

#b56e3e

#b5aa3e

#84b53e

Triadic

#b5aa3e

#3eb5aa

#aa3eb5

Split-complementary

#b5aa3e

#3e84b5

#6e3eb5

Tetradic

#b5aa3e

#49b53e

#3e49b5

#aa3eb5

Square

#b5aa3e

#3eb56e

#3e49b5

#b53e84

Shades

Color #b5aa3e mixed toward black.

#978e34

#797129

#5a551f

#3c3915

#1e1c0a

Tints

Color #b5aa3e mixed toward white.

#c6bc59

#d2ca7a

#ddd79b

#e8e4bd

#f4f2de

Tones

Color #b5aa3e mixed toward gray.

#aba248

#a19a52

#97925c

#8d8a66

#83816f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b066 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b26d · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#b47c80 · ΔE 38.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aa3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aa3e]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#b5aa3e (#b5aa3e) is rgb(181, 170, 62) in RGB.

No, #b5aa3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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