#b37e16

Color #b37e16

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 5.8 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b37e16

RGB

rgb(179, 126, 22)

HSL

hsl(39.7, 78.1%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.7, 87.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 87.7%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(56.65, 12.25, 58.11)

LCH

lch(56.65, 59.39, 78.1)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.1258, 77.51)

HWB

hwb(39.7, 8.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#164bb3

Analogous

#b32f16

#b37e16

#9ab316

Triadic

#b37e16

#16b37e

#7e16b3

Split-complementary

#b37e16

#169ab3

#2f16b3

Tetradic

#b37e16

#4bb316

#164bb3

#7e16b3

Square

#b37e16

#16b32f

#164bb3

#b3169a

Shades

Color #b37e16 mixed toward black.

#956912

#77540f

#593f0b

#3c2a07

#1e1504

Tints

Color #b37e16 mixed toward white.

#e19e1c

#e8b248

#eec575

#f4d8a3

#f9ecd1

Tones

Color #b37e16 mixed toward gray.

#a67a23

#997530

#8c713d

#7f6d4a

#726957

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e43 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a54a · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#b1575a · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b37e16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b37e16]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#b37e16 (#b37e16) is rgb(179, 126, 22) in RGB.

No, #b37e16 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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