#b5bc49

Color #b5bc49

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 18.6 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bc49

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 73)

HSL

hsl(63.7, 46.2%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.7, 61.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 61.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.72, -17.61, 55.66)

LCH

lch(73.72, 58.38, 107.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.1378, 112.49)

HWB

hwb(63.7, 28.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5049bc

Analogous

#bc8a49

#b5bc49

#7bbc49

Triadic

#b5bc49

#49b5bc

#bc49b5

Split-complementary

#b5bc49

#497bbc

#8a49bc

Tetradic

#b5bc49

#49bc50

#5049bc

#bc49b5

Square

#b5bc49

#49bc8a

#5049bc

#bc497b

Shades

Color #b5bc49 mixed toward black.

#999f3b

#7a7f2f

#5c5f23

#3d4017

#1f200c

Tints

Color #b5bc49 mixed toward white.

#c1c767

#ced286

#dadea4

#e6e9c2

#f3f4e1

Tones

Color #b5bc49 mixed toward gray.

#adb253

#a4a95c

#9c9f66

#93966f

#8b8c79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b873 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b8b77b · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b58a8f · ΔE 39.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bc49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bc49]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5bc49 (#b5bc49) is rgb(181, 188, 73) in RGB.

No, #b5bc49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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