#b3ad3c

Color #b3ad3c

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 17.51 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 15.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ad3c

RGB

rgb(179, 173, 60)

HSL

hsl(57, 49.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57, 66.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 66.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.33, -11.63, 56.44)

LCH

lch(69.33, 57.63, 101.64)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.1323, 106.28)

HWB

hwb(57, 23.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c42b3

Analogous

#b3723c

#b3ad3c

#7eb33c

Triadic

#b3ad3c

#3cb3ad

#ad3cb3

Split-complementary

#b3ad3c

#3c7eb3

#723cb3

Tetradic

#b3ad3c

#42b33c

#3c42b3

#ad3cb3

Square

#b3ad3c

#3cb372

#3c42b3

#b33c7e

Shades

Color #b3ad3c mixed toward black.

#959032

#777328

#5a571e

#3c3a14

#1e1d0a

Tints

Color #b3ad3c mixed toward white.

#c6c156

#d2cd78

#ddda9a

#e8e6bb

#f4f3dd

Tones

Color #b3ad3c mixed toward gray.

#a9a446

#9f9b50

#95925a

#8b8964

#82816e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b067 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b16e · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#b37d82 · ΔE 39.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ad3c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ad3c]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b3ad3c (#b3ad3c) is rgb(179, 173, 60) in RGB.

No, #b3ad3c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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