#b9a243

Color #b9a243

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a243

RGB

rgb(185, 162, 67)

HSL

hsl(48.3, 46.8%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.3, 63.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 63.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(66.95, -2.79, 51.07)

LCH

lch(66.95, 51.15, 93.13)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.1172, 95.63)

HWB

hwb(48.3, 26.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#435ab9

Analogous

#b96743

#b9a243

#95b943

Triadic

#b9a243

#43b9a2

#a243b9

Split-complementary

#b9a243

#4395b9

#6743b9

Tetradic

#b9a243

#5ab943

#435ab9

#a243b9

Square

#b9a243

#43b967

#435ab9

#b94395

Shades

Color #b9a243 mixed toward black.

#9a8738

#7b6c2d

#5c5122

#3e3616

#1f1b0b

Tints

Color #b9a243 mixed toward white.

#c6b261

#d1c281

#ddd1a0

#e8e0c0

#f4f0df

Tones

Color #b9a243 mixed toward gray.

#af9c4d

#a59657

#9b9060

#928a6a

#888474

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0af65 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b1b36b · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b8787c · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a243;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a243]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b9a243 (#b9a243) is rgb(185, 162, 67) in RGB.

No, #b9a243 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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