#bd8e00

Color #bd8e00

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 5.12 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bd8e00

RGB

rgb(189, 142, 0)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 100%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(61.8, 7.58, 66.52)

LCH

lch(61.8, 66.95, 83.5)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.138, 84.93)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 0%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#002fbd

Analogous

#bd3000

#bd8e00

#8ebd00

Triadic

#bd8e00

#00bd8e

#8e00bd

Split-complementary

#bd8e00

#008ebd

#3000bd

Tetradic

#bd8e00

#2fbd00

#002fbd

#8e00bd

Square

#bd8e00

#00bd30

#002fbd

#bd008e

Shades

Color #bd8e00 mixed toward black.

#9e7700

#7e5f00

#5f4700

#3f2f00

#201800

Tints

Color #bd8e00 mixed toward white.

#f3b600

#ffca29

#ffd75f

#ffe494

#fff2ca

Tones

Color #bd8e00 mixed toward gray.

#ad8610

#9e7e20

#8e762f

#7e6e3f

#6e674f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaa48 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#adb150 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#bb6064 · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd8e00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd8e00]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bd8e00 (#bd8e00) is rgb(189, 142, 0) in RGB.

No, #bd8e00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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