#b49c2e

Color #b49c2e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 14.92 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b49c2e

RGB

rgb(180, 156, 46)

HSL

hsl(49.3, 59.3%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.3, 74.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 74.4%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(64.71, -2.94, 57.38)

LCH

lch(64.71, 57.46, 92.93)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.1273, 96.36)

HWB

hwb(49.3, 18%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e46b4

Analogous

#b4592e

#b49c2e

#89b42e

Triadic

#b49c2e

#2eb49c

#9c2eb4

Split-complementary

#b49c2e

#2e89b4

#592eb4

Tetradic

#b49c2e

#46b42e

#2e46b4

#9c2eb4

Square

#b49c2e

#2eb459

#2e46b4

#b42e89

Shades

Color #b49c2e mixed toward black.

#968226

#78681f

#5a4e17

#3c340f

#1e1a08

Tints

Color #b49c2e mixed toward white.

#cfb642

#d8c468

#e2d38e

#ece2b4

#f5f0d9

Tones

Color #b49c2e mixed toward gray.

#a99539

#9e8e44

#92874f

#877f5b

#7c7866

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa5a · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#acad61 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b36f73 · ΔE 37.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49c2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49c2e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b49c2e (#b49c2e) is rgb(180, 156, 46) in RGB.

No, #b49c2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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