#b99a22

Color #b99a22

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b99a22

RGB

rgb(185, 154, 34)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 68.9%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 81.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 81.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.6, -0.1, 61.57)

LCH

lch(64.6, 61.57, 90.09)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.1329, 93.19)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 13.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2241b9

Analogous

#b94e22

#b99a22

#8cb922

Triadic

#b99a22

#22b99a

#9a22b9

Split-complementary

#b99a22

#228cb9

#4e22b9

Tetradic

#b99a22

#41b922

#2241b9

#9a22b9

Square

#b99a22

#22b94e

#2241b9

#b9228c

Shades

Color #b99a22 mixed toward black.

#9a801c

#7b6717

#5c4d11

#3e330b

#1f1a06

Tints

Color #b99a22 mixed toward white.

#d9b732

#e1c55b

#e8d484

#f0e2ad

#f7f1d6

Tones

Color #b99a22 mixed toward gray.

#ac922f

#a08b3b

#938448

#877c54

#7a7561

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac55 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#aeb05c · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#b86c70 · ΔE 38.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99a22;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99a22]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b99a22 (#b99a22) is rgb(185, 154, 34) in RGB.

No, #b99a22 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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