#b9a974

Color #b9a974

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a974

RGB

rgb(185, 169, 116)

HSL

hsl(46.1, 33%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.1, 37.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 37.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.44, -2.03, 29.48)

LCH

lch(69.44, 29.55, 93.94)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.073, 93.3)

HWB

hwb(46.1, 45.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7484b9

Analogous

#b98674

#b9a974

#a6b974

Triadic

#b9a974

#74b9a9

#a974b9

Split-complementary

#b9a974

#74a6b9

#8674b9

Tetradic

#b9a974

#84b974

#7484b9

#a974b9

Square

#b9a974

#74b986

#7484b9

#b974a6

Shades

Color #b9a974 mixed toward black.

#a79454

#857643

#645932

#433b22

#211e11

Tints

Color #b9a974 mixed toward white.

#c5b78b

#d0c6a2

#dcd4b9

#e8e2d1

#f3f1e8

Tones

Color #b9a974 mixed toward gray.

#b3a67a

#ada37f

#a8a085

#a29d8b

#9c9a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b283 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b3b487 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b88e90 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a974]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b9a974 (#b9a974) is rgb(185, 169, 116) in RGB.

No, #b9a974 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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