#b5ad74

Color #b5ad74

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5ad74

RGB

rgb(181, 173, 116)

HSL

hsl(52.6, 30.5%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.6, 35.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 35.9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.16, -5.78, 30.36)

LCH

lch(70.16, 30.91, 100.78)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0765, 101.24)

HWB

hwb(52.6, 45.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#747cb5

Analogous

#b58c74

#b5ad74

#9cb574

Triadic

#b5ad74

#74b5ad

#ad74b5

Split-complementary

#b5ad74

#749cb5

#8c74b5

Tetradic

#b5ad74

#7cb574

#747cb5

#ad74b5

Square

#b5ad74

#74b58c

#747cb5

#b5749c

Shades

Color #b5ad74 mixed toward black.

#a19856

#817a45

#615b34

#413d22

#201e11

Tints

Color #b5ad74 mixed toward white.

#c1bb8b

#cec8a2

#dad6b9

#e6e4d1

#f3f1e8

Tones

Color #b5ad74 mixed toward gray.

#b0a979

#aaa57f

#a5a184

#9f9d8a

#9a988f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b285 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b388 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b59093 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5ad74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5ad74]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b5ad74 (#b5ad74) is rgb(181, 173, 116) in RGB.

No, #b5ad74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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