#b79d11

Color #b79d11

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 13.15 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b79d11

RGB

rgb(183, 157, 17)

HSL

hsl(50.6, 83%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.6, 90.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 90.7%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(65.14, -3.04, 66.11)

LCH

lch(65.14, 66.18, 92.63)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.1406, 96.86)

HWB

hwb(50.6, 6.7%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#112bb7

Analogous

#b74a11

#b79d11

#7eb711

Triadic

#b79d11

#11b79d

#9d11b7

Split-complementary

#b79d11

#117eb7

#4a11b7

Tetradic

#b79d11

#2bb711

#112bb7

#9d11b7

Square

#b79d11

#11b74a

#112bb7

#b7117e

Shades

Color #b79d11 mixed toward black.

#98830e

#7a690b

#5b4e08

#3d3406

#1e1a03

Tints

Color #b79d11 mixed toward white.

#e6c515

#edd342

#f2de71

#f6e9a0

#fbf4d0

Tones

Color #b79d11 mixed toward gray.

#a9931f

#9b8a2d

#8d803a

#807748

#726d56

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac53 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#aeb05b · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#b66c70 · ΔE 40.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 26.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79d11;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79d11]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b79d11 (#b79d11) is rgb(183, 157, 17) in RGB.

No, #b79d11 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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