#b79a51

Color #b79a51

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.8 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b79a51

RGB

rgb(183, 154, 81)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 41.5%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 55.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 55.7%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(64.78, 1.69, 41.85)

LCH

lch(64.78, 41.88, 87.69)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0987, 88.08)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 31.8%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#516eb7

Analogous

#b76751

#b79a51

#a1b751

Triadic

#b79a51

#51b79a

#9a51b7

Split-complementary

#b79a51

#51a1b7

#6751b7

Tetradic

#b79a51

#6eb751

#516eb7

#9a51b7

Square

#b79a51

#51b767

#516eb7

#b751a1

Shades

Color #b79a51 mixed toward black.

#9c8240

#7d6834

#5d4e27

#3e341a

#1f1a0d

Tints

Color #b79a51 mixed toward white.

#c3ab6e

#cfbc8b

#dbcda8

#e7ddc5

#f3eee2

Tones

Color #b79a51 mixed toward gray.

#af965a

#a69362

#9e8f6b

#958b73

#8d887c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab69 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#adaf6e · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#b6787b · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79a51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79a51]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b79a51 (#b79a51) is rgb(183, 154, 81) in RGB.

No, #b79a51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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