#d6b227

Color #d6b227

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 8.93 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#d6b227

RGB

rgb(214, 178, 39)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 69.2%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 81.8%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 81.8%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(73.73, 0.08, 69.12)

LCH

lch(73.73, 69.12, 89.93)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1488, 93.04)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 15.3%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#274bd6

Analogous

#d65b27

#d6b227

#a2d627

Triadic

#d6b227

#27d6b2

#b227d6

Split-complementary

#d6b227

#27a2d6

#5b27d6

Tetradic

#d6b227

#4bd627

#274bd6

#b227d6

Square

#d6b227

#27d65b

#274bd6

#d627a2

Shades

Color #d6b227 mixed toward black.

#b29420

#8f771a

#6b5913

#473b0d

#241e06

Tints

Color #d6b227 mixed toward white.

#dec04a

#e5cc6e

#ebd992

#f2e6b7

#f8f2db

Tones

Color #d6b227 mixed toward gray.

#c7aa36

#b9a144

#aa9853

#9c9061

#8d8770

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c762 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#c9cc6b · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#d47d82 · ΔE 40.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d6b227;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d6b227]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#d6b227 (#d6b227) is rgb(214, 178, 39) in RGB.

No, #d6b227 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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