#b79940

Color #b79940

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 16.69 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b79940

RGB

rgb(183, 153, 64)

HSL

hsl(44.9, 48.2%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.9, 65%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 65%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(64.34, 0.99, 49.55)

LCH

lch(64.34, 49.56, 88.86)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.113, 90.46)

HWB

hwb(44.9, 25.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#405eb7

Analogous

#b75d40

#b79940

#99b740

Triadic

#b79940

#40b799

#9940b7

Split-complementary

#b79940

#4099b7

#5d40b7

Tetradic

#b79940

#5eb740

#405eb7

#9940b7

Square

#b79940

#40b75d

#405eb7

#b74099

Shades

Color #b79940 mixed toward black.

#987f35

#7a662b

#5b4c20

#3d3315

#1e190b

Tints

Color #b79940 mixed toward white.

#c6ac5c

#d2bc7d

#ddcd9d

#e8debe

#f4eede

Tones

Color #b79940 mixed toward gray.

#ad944a

#a38f54

#998a5e

#8f8568

#858072

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab60 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#adaf65 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b67275 · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79940;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79940]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b79940 (#b79940) is rgb(183, 153, 64) in RGB.

No, #b79940 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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