#b5b549

Color #b5b549

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.3 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 14.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b549

RGB

rgb(181, 181, 73)

HSL

hsl(60, 42.5%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 59.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 59.7%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.79, -14.05, 53.57)

LCH

lch(71.79, 55.38, 104.7)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.13, 109.17)

HWB

hwb(60, 28.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4949b5

Analogous

#b57f49

#b5b549

#7fb549

Triadic

#b5b549

#49b5b5

#b549b5

Split-complementary

#b5b549

#497fb5

#7f49b5

Tetradic

#b5b549

#49b549

#4949b5

#b549b5

Square

#b5b549

#49b57f

#4949b5

#b5497f

Shades

Color #b5b549 mixed toward black.

#97973d

#797931

#5a5a25

#3c3c18

#1e1e0c

Tints

Color #b5b549 mixed toward white.

#c2c267

#cece85

#dadaa4

#e6e6c2

#f3f3e1

Tones

Color #b5b549 mixed toward gray.

#acac52

#a3a35b

#9a9a64

#91916d

#888876

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b570 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b577 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#b5868a · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b549;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b549]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b549 (#b5b549) is rgb(181, 181, 73) in RGB.

No, #b5b549 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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