#b49755

Color #b49755

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.77 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b49755

RGB

rgb(180, 151, 85)

HSL

hsl(41.7, 38.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.7, 52.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 52.8%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(63.75, 2.38, 38.5)

LCH

lch(63.75, 38.57, 86.46)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0919, 86.26)

HWB

hwb(41.7, 33.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5572b4

Analogous

#b46855

#b49755

#a2b455

Triadic

#b49755

#55b497

#9755b4

Split-complementary

#b49755

#55a2b4

#6855b4

Tetradic

#b49755

#72b455

#5572b4

#9755b4

Square

#b49755

#55b468

#5572b4

#b455a2

Shades

Color #b49755 mixed toward black.

#997f44

#7b6636

#5c4c29

#3d331b

#1f190e

Tints

Color #b49755 mixed toward white.

#c1a871

#cdba8e

#dacbaa

#e6dcc6

#f3eee3

Tones

Color #b49755 mixed toward gray.

#ac945d

#a49165

#9c8e6d

#948b75

#8d887d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a86a · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#aaac6e · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#b3777a · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49755;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49755]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b49755 (#b49755) is rgb(180, 151, 85) in RGB.

No, #b49755 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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