#b58a00

Color #b58a00

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b58a00

RGB

rgb(181, 138, 0)

HSL

hsl(45.7, 100%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.7, 100%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.8%, 100%, 29%)

LAB

lab(59.89, 6.15, 64.79)

LCH

lch(59.89, 65.08, 84.58)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.1344, 86.42)

HWB

hwb(45.7, 0%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#002bb5

Analogous

#b52f00

#b58a00

#86b500

Triadic

#b58a00

#00b58a

#8a00b5

Split-complementary

#b58a00

#0086b5

#2f00b5

Tetradic

#b58a00

#2bb500

#002bb5

#8a00b5

Square

#b58a00

#00b52f

#002bb5

#b50086

Shades

Color #b58a00 mixed toward black.

#977300

#795c00

#5b4500

#3c2e00

#1e1700

Tints

Color #b58a00 mixed toward white.

#ecb400

#ffcb24

#ffd85b

#ffe591

#fff2c8

Tones

Color #b58a00 mixed toward gray.

#a6820f

#977a1e

#88722d

#796a3c

#6a624b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a446 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a7aa4e · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#b35d61 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 26.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b58a00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b58a00]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b58a00 (#b58a00) is rgb(181, 138, 0) in RGB.

No, #b58a00 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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