#b9a55f

Color #b9a55f

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a55f

RGB

rgb(185, 165, 95)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 39.1%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 48.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 48.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.06, -2.14, 38.74)

LCH

lch(68.06, 38.8, 93.16)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0931, 93.88)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 37.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f73b9

Analogous

#b9785f

#b9a55f

#a0b95f

Triadic

#b9a55f

#5fb9a5

#a55fb9

Split-complementary

#b9a55f

#5fa0b9

#785fb9

Tetradic

#b9a55f

#73b95f

#5f73b9

#a55fb9

Square

#b9a55f

#5fb978

#5f73b9

#b95fa0

Shades

Color #b9a55f mixed toward black.

#a28e47

#827239

#61552b

#41391c

#201c0e

Tints

Color #b9a55f mixed toward white.

#c5b47a

#d0c394

#dcd2af

#e8e1ca

#f3f0e4

Tones

Color #b9a55f mixed toward gray.

#b1a167

#aa9d6e

#a29976

#9b947d

#939085

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b175 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b37a · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b88386 · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a55f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a55f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#b9a55f (#b9a55f) is rgb(185, 165, 95) in RGB.

No, #b9a55f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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