#b98000

Color #b98000

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 4 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b98000

RGB

rgb(185, 128, 0)

HSL

hsl(41.5, 100%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.5, 100%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 100%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(57.8, 13.5, 63.59)

LCH

lch(57.8, 65.01, 78.01)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1339, 77.41)

HWB

hwb(41.5, 0%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0039b9

Analogous

#b92300

#b98000

#96b900

Triadic

#b98000

#00b980

#8000b9

Split-complementary

#b98000

#0096b9

#2300b9

Tetradic

#b98000

#39b900

#0039b9

#8000b9

Square

#b98000

#00b923

#0039b9

#b90096

Shades

Color #b98000 mixed toward black.

#9a6b00

#7b5500

#5d4000

#3e2b00

#1f1500

Tints

Color #b98000 mixed toward white.

#efa500

#ffbc26

#ffcd5d

#ffde93

#ffeec9

Tones

Color #b98000 mixed toward gray.

#aa7a0f

#9a741f

#8b6e2e

#7b683e

#6c624d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a341 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#a7aa48 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#b7565a · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b98000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98000]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b98000 (#b98000) is rgb(185, 128, 0) in RGB.

No, #b98000 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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