#b9ad73

Color #b9ad73

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9ad73

RGB

rgb(185, 173, 115)

HSL

hsl(49.7, 33.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.7, 37.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 37.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.48, -4.28, 31.38)

LCH

lch(70.48, 31.67, 97.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0781, 97.95)

HWB

hwb(49.7, 45.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#737fb9

Analogous

#b98a73

#b9ad73

#a2b973

Triadic

#b9ad73

#73b9ad

#ad73b9

Split-complementary

#b9ad73

#73a2b9

#8a73b9

Tetradic

#b9ad73

#7fb973

#737fb9

#ad73b9

Square

#b9ad73

#73b98a

#737fb9

#b973a2

Shades

Color #b9ad73 mixed toward black.

#a79853

#857a43

#645b32

#433d21

#211e11

Tints

Color #b9ad73 mixed toward white.

#c5bb8a

#d0c8a2

#dcd6b9

#e8e4d0

#f3f1e8

Tones

Color #b9ad73 mixed toward gray.

#b3a979

#ada57f

#a7a184

#a29e8a

#9c9a90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b484 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b688 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#b89092 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9ad73;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9ad73]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b9ad73 (#b9ad73) is rgb(185, 173, 115) in RGB.

No, #b9ad73 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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