#b9aa75

Color #b9aa75

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.36 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aa75

RGB

rgb(185, 170, 117)

HSL

hsl(46.8, 32.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.8, 36.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 36.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.72, -2.45, 29.31)

LCH

lch(69.72, 29.41, 94.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0728, 94.18)

HWB

hwb(46.8, 45.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7584b9

Analogous

#b98875

#b9aa75

#a6b975

Triadic

#b9aa75

#75b9aa

#aa75b9

Split-complementary

#b9aa75

#75a6b9

#8875b9

Tetradic

#b9aa75

#84b975

#7584b9

#aa75b9

Square

#b9aa75

#75b988

#7584b9

#b975a6

Shades

Color #b9aa75 mixed toward black.

#a79555

#867744

#645933

#433c22

#211e11

Tints

Color #b9aa75 mixed toward white.

#c5b88c

#d0c6a3

#dcd5ba

#e8e3d1

#f3f1e8

Tones

Color #b9aa75 mixed toward gray.

#b3a77b

#aea480

#a8a086

#a29d8c

#9d9a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b384 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b588 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b88f91 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aa75;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aa75]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#b9aa75 (#b9aa75) is rgb(185, 170, 117) in RGB.

No, #b9aa75 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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