#b98c38

Color #b98c38

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 13.05 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b98c38

RGB

rgb(185, 140, 56)

HSL

hsl(39.1, 53.5%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.1, 69.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 69.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(61.1, 8.5, 49.78)

LCH

lch(61.1, 50.5, 80.31)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.1138, 79.98)

HWB

hwb(39.1, 22%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3865b9

Analogous

#b94c38

#b98c38

#a6b938

Triadic

#b98c38

#38b98c

#8c38b9

Split-complementary

#b98c38

#38a6b9

#4c38b9

Tetradic

#b98c38

#65b938

#3865b9

#8c38b9

Square

#b98c38

#38b94c

#3865b9

#b938a6

Shades

Color #b98c38 mixed toward black.

#9a752f

#7b5d25

#5d461c

#3e2f13

#1f1709

Tints

Color #b98c38 mixed toward white.

#cba153

#d5b475

#e0c798

#ead9ba

#f5ecdd

Tones

Color #b98c38 mixed toward gray.

#ae8943

#a4864e

#998258

#8e7f63

#837c6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a756 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#aaad5c · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#b7676a · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b98c38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98c38]

Related colors

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#b98c38 (#b98c38) is rgb(185, 140, 56) in RGB.

No, #b98c38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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