#b38e24

Color #b38e24

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 8.26 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b38e24

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 36)

HSL

hsl(44.5, 66.5%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.5, 79.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 79.9%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(60.83, 3.81, 57.34)

LCH

lch(60.83, 57.47, 86.2)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.1245, 88.07)

HWB

hwb(44.5, 14.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2449b3

Analogous

#b34724

#b38e24

#91b324

Triadic

#b38e24

#24b38e

#8e24b3

Split-complementary

#b38e24

#2491b3

#4724b3

Tetradic

#b38e24

#49b324

#2449b3

#8e24b3

Square

#b38e24

#24b347

#2449b3

#b32491

Shades

Color #b38e24 mixed toward black.

#95761e

#775f18

#5a4712

#3c2f0c

#1e1806

Tints

Color #b38e24 mixed toward white.

#d6ac32

#debc5b

#e6cd84

#efdead

#f7eed6

Tones

Color #b38e24 mixed toward gray.

#a78830

#9b833c

#8f7d48

#837754

#787160

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a44f · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a956 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#b16468 · ΔE 35.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38e24;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38e24]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#b38e24 (#b38e24) is rgb(179, 142, 36) in RGB.

No, #b38e24 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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