#b8ab4f

Color #b8ab4f

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.9 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 14.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8ab4f

RGB

rgb(184, 171, 79)

HSL

hsl(52.6, 42.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.6, 57.1%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 57.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.39, -7.14, 48.2)

LCH

lch(69.39, 48.73, 98.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.1143, 101.35)

HWB

hwb(52.6, 31%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f5cb8

Analogous

#b8774f

#b8ab4f

#91b84f

Triadic

#b8ab4f

#4fb8ab

#ab4fb8

Split-complementary

#b8ab4f

#4f91b8

#774fb8

Tetradic

#b8ab4f

#5cb84f

#4f5cb8

#ab4fb8

Square

#b8ab4f

#4fb877

#4f5cb8

#b84f91

Shades

Color #b8ab4f mixed toward black.

#9c913f

#7d7432

#5e5726

#3f3a19

#1f1d0d

Tints

Color #b8ab4f mixed toward white.

#c4b96c

#d0c78a

#dcd5a7

#e7e3c4

#f3f1e2

Tones

Color #b8ab4f mixed toward gray.

#afa558

#a79e61

#9e9769

#959172

#8c8a7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b26f · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b3b475 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#b78185 · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8ab4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8ab4f]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b8ab4f (#b8ab4f) is rgb(184, 171, 79) in RGB.

No, #b8ab4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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