#b9aa74

Color #b9aa74

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aa74

RGB

rgb(185, 170, 116)

HSL

hsl(47, 33%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47, 37.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 37.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.7, -2.57, 29.82)

LCH

lch(69.7, 29.93, 94.93)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0739, 94.42)

HWB

hwb(47, 45.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7483b9

Analogous

#b98774

#b9aa74

#a5b974

Triadic

#b9aa74

#74b9aa

#aa74b9

Split-complementary

#b9aa74

#74a5b9

#8774b9

Tetradic

#b9aa74

#83b974

#7483b9

#aa74b9

Square

#b9aa74

#74b987

#7483b9

#b974a5

Shades

Color #b9aa74 mixed toward black.

#a79554

#857743

#645932

#433c22

#211e11

Tints

Color #b9aa74 mixed toward white.

#c5b88b

#d0c6a2

#dcd5b9

#e8e3d1

#f3f1e8

Tones

Color #b9aa74 mixed toward gray.

#b3a77a

#ada37f

#a8a085

#a29d8b

#9c9a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b384 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b587 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b88f91 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aa74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aa74]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#b9aa74 (#b9aa74) is rgb(185, 170, 116) in RGB.

No, #b9aa74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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