#b8a34a

Color #b8a34a

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a34a

RGB

rgb(184, 163, 74)

HSL

hsl(48.5, 43.7%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.5, 59.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 59.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(67.19, -3.28, 48.07)

LCH

lch(67.19, 48.18, 93.9)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.1118, 96.16)

HWB

hwb(48.5, 29%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5fb8

Analogous

#b86c4a

#b8a34a

#96b84a

Triadic

#b8a34a

#4ab8a3

#a34ab8

Split-complementary

#b8a34a

#4a96b8

#6c4ab8

Tetradic

#b8a34a

#5fb84a

#4a5fb8

#a34ab8

Square

#b8a34a

#4ab86c

#4a5fb8

#b84a96

Shades

Color #b8a34a mixed toward black.

#9b893d

#7c6d30

#5d5224

#3e3718

#1f1b0c

Tints

Color #b8a34a mixed toward white.

#c4b268

#d0c286

#dcd1a4

#e7e0c3

#f3f0e1

Tones

Color #b8a34a mixed toward gray.

#af9d53

#a6985c

#9d9266

#938c6f

#8a8778

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf69 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b26f · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b77b7e · ΔE 34

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a34a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a34a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b8a34a (#b8a34a) is rgb(184, 163, 74) in RGB.

No, #b8a34a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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