#b8a529

Color #b8a529

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 16.58 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a529

RGB

rgb(184, 165, 41)

HSL

hsl(52, 63.6%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52, 77.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 77.7%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(67.47, -6.18, 61.87)

LCH

lch(67.47, 62.18, 95.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.137, 100.05)

HWB

hwb(52, 16.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#293cb8

Analogous

#b85d29

#b8a529

#84b829

Triadic

#b8a529

#29b8a5

#a529b8

Split-complementary

#b8a529

#2984b8

#5d29b8

Tetradic

#b8a529

#3cb829

#293cb8

#a529b8

Square

#b8a529

#29b85d

#293cb8

#b82984

Shades

Color #b8a529 mixed toward black.

#998922

#7b6e1b

#5c5214

#3d370e

#1f1b07

Tints

Color #b8a529 mixed toward white.

#d4c03d

#dccc64

#e5d98a

#eee6b1

#f6f2d8

Tones

Color #b8a529 mixed toward gray.

#ac9c35

#a09341

#948b4d

#888259

#7c7965

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b05c · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b364 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#b77479 · ΔE 40.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a529;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a529]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b8a529 (#b8a529) is rgb(184, 165, 41) in RGB.

No, #b8a529 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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