#b8a73d

Color #b8a73d

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 16.7 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a73d

RGB

rgb(184, 167, 61)

HSL

hsl(51.7, 50.2%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.7, 66.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 66.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.14, -6.26, 54.94)

LCH

lch(68.14, 55.3, 96.5)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.1259, 100.11)

HWB

hwb(51.7, 23.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d4eb8

Analogous

#b8693d

#b8a73d

#8bb83d

Triadic

#b8a73d

#3db8a7

#a73db8

Split-complementary

#b8a73d

#3d8bb8

#693db8

Tetradic

#b8a73d

#4eb83d

#3d4eb8

#a73db8

Square

#b8a73d

#3db869

#3d4eb8

#b83d8b

Shades

Color #b8a73d mixed toward black.

#998b33

#7b6f29

#5c531e

#3d3814

#1f1c0a

Tints

Color #b8a73d mixed toward white.

#c8b959

#d3c77a

#ded59b

#e9e3bd

#f4f1de

Tones

Color #b8a73d mixed toward gray.

#ae9f47

#a39851

#99915c

#8f8966

#858270

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b165 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b36c · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#b77a7e · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a73d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a73d]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b8a73d (#b8a73d) is rgb(184, 167, 61) in RGB.

No, #b8a73d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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