#b68b16

Color #b68b16

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 3.94 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b68b16

RGB

rgb(182, 139, 22)

HSL

hsl(43.9, 78.4%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.9, 87.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 87.9%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(60.31, 6.4, 61.19)

LCH

lch(60.31, 61.52, 84.03)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.1299, 85.5)

HWB

hwb(43.9, 8.6%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1641b6

Analogous

#b63b16

#b68b16

#91b616

Triadic

#b68b16

#16b68b

#8b16b6

Split-complementary

#b68b16

#1691b6

#3b16b6

Tetradic

#b68b16

#41b616

#1641b6

#8b16b6

Square

#b68b16

#16b63b

#1641b6

#b61691

Shades

Color #b68b16 mixed toward black.

#987412

#795d0f

#5b460b

#3d2e07

#1e1704

Tints

Color #b68b16 mixed toward white.

#e3ae1c

#e9be49

#eece77

#f4dfa4

#f9efd2

Tones

Color #b68b16 mixed toward gray.

#a98523

#9b7f31

#8e793e

#81724b

#736c59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a54a · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#a8ab51 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#b46064 · ΔE 35.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b68b16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b68b16]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#b68b16 (#b68b16) is rgb(182, 139, 22) in RGB.

No, #b68b16 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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