#bdaa51

Color #bdaa51

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdaa51

RGB

rgb(189, 170, 81)

HSL

hsl(49.4, 45%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.4, 57.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 57.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.59, -4.33, 47.6)

LCH

lch(69.59, 47.8, 95.2)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1118, 97.45)

HWB

hwb(49.4, 31.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5164bd

Analogous

#bd7451

#bdaa51

#9abd51

Triadic

#bdaa51

#51bdaa

#aa51bd

Split-complementary

#bdaa51

#519abd

#7451bd

Tetradic

#bdaa51

#64bd51

#5164bd

#aa51bd

Square

#bdaa51

#51bd74

#5164bd

#bd519a

Shades

Color #bdaa51 mixed toward black.

#a3913e

#827431

#625725

#413a19

#211d0c

Tints

Color #bdaa51 mixed toward white.

#c8b86e

#d3c68b

#ded4a8

#e9e3c5

#f4f1e2

Tones

Color #bdaa51 mixed toward gray.

#b4a45a

#ab9e63

#a2986c

#999375

#908d7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b56f · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b6b875 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#bc8185 · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdaa51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdaa51]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bdaa51 (#bdaa51) is rgb(189, 170, 81) in RGB.

No, #bdaa51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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