#b79f2c

Color #b79f2c

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 15.13 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b79f2c

RGB

rgb(183, 159, 44)

HSL

hsl(49.6, 61.2%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.6, 76%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 76%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(65.79, -3.31, 59.24)

LCH

lch(65.79, 59.33, 93.2)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1308, 96.8)

HWB

hwb(49.6, 17.3%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c44b7

Analogous

#b7592c

#b79f2c

#8ab72c

Triadic

#b79f2c

#2cb79f

#9f2cb7

Split-complementary

#b79f2c

#2c8ab7

#592cb7

Tetradic

#b79f2c

#44b72c

#2c44b7

#9f2cb7

Square

#b79f2c

#2cb759

#2c44b7

#b72c8a

Shades

Color #b79f2c mixed toward black.

#988425

#7a6a1d

#5b4f16

#3d350f

#1e1a07

Tints

Color #b79f2c mixed toward white.

#d1b841

#dac667

#e4d58d

#ede3b3

#f6f1d9

Tones

Color #b79f2c mixed toward gray.

#ab9738

#a09043

#94884f

#89815a

#7d7966

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad5a · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#aeb062 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b67175 · ΔE 38.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79f2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79f2c]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b79f2c (#b79f2c) is rgb(183, 159, 44) in RGB.

No, #b79f2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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