#b38022

Color #b38022

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b38022

RGB

rgb(179, 128, 34)

HSL

hsl(38.9, 68.1%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.9, 81%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.5%, 81%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(57.21, 11.49, 54.78)

LCH

lch(57.21, 55.97, 78.15)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1212, 77.57)

HWB

hwb(38.9, 13.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2255b3

Analogous

#b33822

#b38022

#9eb322

Triadic

#b38022

#22b380

#8022b3

Split-complementary

#b38022

#229eb3

#3822b3

Tetradic

#b38022

#55b322

#2255b3

#8022b3

Square

#b38022

#22b338

#2255b3

#b3229e

Shades

Color #b38022 mixed toward black.

#956b1c

#775517

#5a4011

#3c2b0b

#1e1506

Tints

Color #b38022 mixed toward white.

#d89c2f

#dfb059

#e7c482

#efd8ac

#f7ebd5

Tones

Color #b38022 mixed toward gray.

#a77d2e

#9b793a

#8f7546

#837252

#776e5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f48 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a64e · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#b15a5e · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38022;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38022]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#b38022 (#b38022) is rgb(179, 128, 34) in RGB.

No, #b38022 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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