#b8971f

Color #b8971f

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8971f

RGB

rgb(184, 151, 31)

HSL

hsl(47.1, 71.2%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.1, 83.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 83.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.69, 0.98, 61.64)

LCH

lch(63.69, 61.65, 89.09)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1324, 91.99)

HWB

hwb(47.1, 12.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f40b8

Analogous

#b84b1f

#b8971f

#8db81f

Triadic

#b8971f

#1fb897

#971fb8

Split-complementary

#b8971f

#1f8db8

#4b1fb8

Tetradic

#b8971f

#40b81f

#1f40b8

#971fb8

Square

#b8971f

#1fb84b

#1f40b8

#b81f8d

Shades

Color #b8971f mixed toward black.

#9a7e1a

#7b6515

#5c4c0f

#3d320a

#1f1905

Tints

Color #b8971f mixed toward white.

#dcb62d

#e3c557

#ead381

#f1e2ab

#f8f0d5

Tones

Color #b8971f mixed toward gray.

#ab902c

#9f8939

#928145

#857a52

#78735f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaa52 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#adaf5a · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b7696d · ΔE 37.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8971f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8971f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b8971f (#b8971f) is rgb(184, 151, 31) in RGB.

No, #b8971f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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