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Dark Goldenrod Color

#b8860b

Dark Goldenrod Color

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A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8860b

RGB

rgb(184, 134, 11)

HSL

hsl(42.7, 88.7%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.7, 94%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 94%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(59.22, 9.86, 62.73)

LCH

lch(59.22, 63.5, 81.07)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1322, 81.56)

HWB

hwb(42.7, 4.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0b3db8

Analogous

#b8300b

#b8860b

#93b80b

Triadic

#b8860b

#0bb886

#860bb8

Split-complementary

#b8860b

#0b93b8

#300bb8

Tetradic

#b8860b

#3db80b

#0b3db8

#860bb8

Square

#b8860b

#0bb830

#0b3db8

#b80b93

Shades

Dark Goldenrod Color mixed toward black.

#997009

#7b5907

#5c4306

#3d2d04

#1f1602

Tints

Dark Goldenrod Color mixed toward white.

#e9aa0e

#f3bd39

#f6ce6a

#f9de9c

#fcefcd

Tones

Dark Goldenrod Color mixed toward gray.

#a98019

#9b7a28

#8d7436

#7e6e45

#706853

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a445 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#a7ab4d · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#b65b5f · ΔE 35.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8860b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8860b]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b) is rgb(184, 134, 11) in RGB.

No, #b8860b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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