#b4ad5b

Color #b4ad5b

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 4.99 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 15.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b4ad5b

RGB

rgb(180, 173, 91)

HSL

hsl(55.3, 37.2%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.3, 49.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 49.4%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(69.72, -8.86, 42.68)

LCH

lch(69.72, 43.59, 101.73)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1046, 104.28)

HWB

hwb(55.3, 35.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b62b4

Analogous

#b4805b

#b4ad5b

#8eb45b

Triadic

#b4ad5b

#5bb4ad

#ad5bb4

Split-complementary

#b4ad5b

#5b8eb4

#805bb4

Tetradic

#b4ad5b

#62b45b

#5b62b4

#ad5bb4

Square

#b4ad5b

#5bb480

#5b62b4

#b45b8e

Shades

Color #b4ad5b mixed toward black.

#9b9447

#7c7739

#5d592b

#3e3b1c

#1f1e0e

Tints

Color #b4ad5b mixed toward white.

#c0bb76

#cdc892

#d9d6ad

#e6e4c8

#f2f1e4

Tones

Color #b4ad5b mixed toward gray.

#aca762

#a5a06a

#9e9a71

#969479

#8f8e80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b176 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b27b · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#b4868a · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4ad5b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4ad5b]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#b4ad5b (#b4ad5b) is rgb(180, 173, 91) in RGB.

No, #b4ad5b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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