#bf8a31

Color #bf8a31

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 9.98 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bf8a31

RGB

rgb(191, 138, 49)

HSL

hsl(37.6, 59.2%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.6, 74.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 74.3%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(61.2, 11.9, 53.16)

LCH

lch(61.2, 54.48, 77.38)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.121, 76.47)

HWB

hwb(37.6, 19.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3166bf

Analogous

#bf4331

#bf8a31

#adbf31

Triadic

#bf8a31

#31bf8a

#8a31bf

Split-complementary

#bf8a31

#31adbf

#4331bf

Tetradic

#bf8a31

#66bf31

#3166bf

#8a31bf

Square

#bf8a31

#31bf43

#3166bf

#bf31ad

Shades

Color #bf8a31 mixed toward black.

#9f7329

#7f5c21

#604519

#402e10

#201708

Tints

Color #bf8a31 mixed toward white.

#d19f4c

#dab370

#e3c694

#edd9b7

#f6ecdb

Tones

Color #bf8a31 mixed toward gray.

#b3873d

#a88449

#9c8155

#907e60

#847b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaa52 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#aeb158 · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#bd6467 · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bf8a31;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf8a31]

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Frequently asked questions

#bf8a31 (#bf8a31) is rgb(191, 138, 49) in RGB.

No, #bf8a31 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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