#b8ac79

Color #b8ac79

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8ac79

RGB

rgb(184, 172, 121)

HSL

hsl(48.6, 30.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.6, 34.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 34.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.23, -3.43, 27.84)

LCH

lch(70.23, 28.05, 97.02)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0697, 96.5)

HWB

hwb(48.6, 47.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7985b8

Analogous

#b88d79

#b8ac79

#a4b879

Triadic

#b8ac79

#79b8ac

#ac79b8

Split-complementary

#b8ac79

#79a4b8

#8d79b8

Tetradic

#b8ac79

#85b879

#7985b8

#ac79b8

Square

#b8ac79

#79b88d

#7985b8

#b879a4

Shades

Color #b8ac79 mixed toward black.

#a69758

#857946

#645b35

#423d23

#211e12

Tints

Color #b8ac79 mixed toward white.

#c4ba8f

#d0c8a6

#dbd6bc

#e7e3d2

#f3f1e9

Tones

Color #b8ac79 mixed toward gray.

#b3a97e

#ada584

#a8a289

#a39f8e

#9e9c93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b388 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b58b · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#b79294 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8ac79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8ac79]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b8ac79 (#b8ac79) is rgb(184, 172, 121) in RGB.

No, #b8ac79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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