#b8981d

Color #b8981d

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 10.6 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8981d

RGB

rgb(184, 152, 29)

HSL

hsl(47.6, 72.8%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.6, 84.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 84.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.95, 0.38, 62.43)

LCH

lch(63.95, 62.43, 89.65)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.1338, 92.74)

HWB

hwb(47.6, 11.4%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d3db8

Analogous

#b84b1d

#b8981d

#8bb81d

Triadic

#b8981d

#1db898

#981db8

Split-complementary

#b8981d

#1d8bb8

#4b1db8

Tetradic

#b8981d

#3db81d

#1d3db8

#981db8

Square

#b8981d

#1db84b

#1d3db8

#b81d8b

Shades

Color #b8981d mixed toward black.

#997f18

#7b6513

#5c4c0e

#3d330a

#1f1905

Tints

Color #b8981d mixed toward white.

#ddb829

#e4c654

#ebd47f

#f2e3aa

#f8f1d4

Tones

Color #b8981d mixed toward gray.

#ab912a

#9e8937

#918144

#847a51

#78725e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab52 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#adaf5a · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#b76a6e · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8981d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8981d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b8981d (#b8981d) is rgb(184, 152, 29) in RGB.

No, #b8981d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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