#c4ad5b

Color #c4ad5b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c4ad5b

RGB

rgb(196, 173, 91)

HSL

hsl(46.9, 47.1%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.9, 53.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 53.6%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(71.13, -2.13, 44.71)

LCH

lch(71.13, 44.76, 92.73)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1059, 94.01)

HWB

hwb(46.9, 35.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b72c4

Analogous

#c4795b

#c4ad5b

#a6c45b

Triadic

#c4ad5b

#5bc4ad

#ad5bc4

Split-complementary

#c4ad5b

#5ba6c4

#795bc4

Tetradic

#c4ad5b

#72c45b

#5b72c4

#ad5bc4

Square

#c4ad5b

#5bc479

#5b72c4

#c45ba6

Shades

Color #c4ad5b mixed toward black.

#b0973f

#8d7933

#6a5b26

#463d19

#231e0d

Tints

Color #c4ad5b mixed toward white.

#cebb76

#d8c892

#e2d6ad

#ebe4c8

#f5f1e4

Tones

Color #c4ad5b mixed toward gray.

#bba864

#b3a36d

#aa9e75

#a1997e

#989487

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba76 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbd7b · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#c3868a · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4ad5b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4ad5b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#c4ad5b (#c4ad5b) is rgb(196, 173, 91) in RGB.

No, #c4ad5b 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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