#b9b23b

Color #b9b23b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 19.5 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b23b

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 59)

HSL

hsl(56.7, 51.6%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.7, 68.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 68.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.2, -11.69, 58.91)

LCH

lch(71.2, 60.06, 101.22)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.1372, 105.95)

HWB

hwb(56.7, 23.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b42b9

Analogous

#b9733b

#b9b23b

#81b93b

Triadic

#b9b23b

#3bb9b2

#b23bb9

Split-complementary

#b9b23b

#3b81b9

#733bb9

Tetradic

#b9b23b

#42b93b

#3b42b9

#b23bb9

Square

#b9b23b

#3bb973

#3b42b9

#b93b81

Shades

Color #b9b23b mixed toward black.

#9a9431

#7b7727

#5c591d

#3e3b14

#1f1e0a

Tints

Color #b9b23b mixed toward white.

#c9c357

#d4cf78

#dfdb9a

#eae7bc

#f4f3dd

Tones

Color #b9b23b mixed toward gray.

#aea945

#a49f50

#99965a

#8f8d65

#84836f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b669 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b771 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#b98085 · ΔE 40.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b23b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b23b]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9b23b (#b9b23b) is rgb(185, 178, 59) in RGB.

No, #b9b23b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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