#b99811

Color #b99811

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 10.78 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b99811

RGB

rgb(185, 152, 17)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 83.2%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 90.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 90.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.01, 0.56, 65.32)

LCH

lch(64.01, 65.32, 89.51)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.1379, 92.83)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 6.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1132b9

Analogous

#b94411

#b99811

#86b911

Triadic

#b99811

#11b998

#9811b9

Split-complementary

#b99811

#1186b9

#4411b9

Tetradic

#b99811

#32b911

#1132b9

#9811b9

Square

#b99811

#11b944

#1132b9

#b91186

Shades

Color #b99811 mixed toward black.

#9a7f0e

#7b650b

#5c4c08

#3e3306

#1f1903

Tints

Color #b99811 mixed toward white.

#e8bf15

#eecc43

#f2d972

#f6e6a1

#fbf2d0

Tones

Color #b99811 mixed toward gray.

#ab8f1f

#9d872d

#8f7e3b

#817649

#736d57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acab50 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#aeb058 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#b8686d · ΔE 39.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99811;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99811]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b99811 (#b99811) is rgb(185, 152, 17) in RGB.

No, #b99811 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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