#b9a57d

Color #b9a57d

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 7.53 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a57d

RGB

rgb(185, 165, 125)

HSL

hsl(40, 30%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 32.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 32.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.54, 1.24, 23.43)

LCH

lch(68.54, 23.46, 86.97)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0592, 84.38)

HWB

hwb(40, 49%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d91b9

Analogous

#b9877d

#b9a57d

#afb97d

Triadic

#b9a57d

#7db9a5

#a57db9

Split-complementary

#b9a57d

#7dafb9

#877db9

Tetradic

#b9a57d

#91b97d

#7d91b9

#a57db9

Square

#b9a57d

#7db987

#7d91b9

#b97daf

Shades

Color #b9a57d mixed toward black.

#a78e5b

#867248

#655536

#433924

#221c12

Tints

Color #b9a57d mixed toward white.

#c5b493

#d0c3a8

#dcd2be

#e8e1d4

#f3f0e9

Tones

Color #b9a57d mixed toward gray.

#b4a382

#afa287

#aaa08c

#a59e91

#a09d96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b188 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b38b · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#b89092 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a57d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a57d]

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Old Lace #fdf5e6

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Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b9a57d (#b9a57d) is rgb(185, 165, 125) in RGB.

No, #b9a57d 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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