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#b3ab39

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: olive

RGB
179, 171, 57
HSL
56°, 52%, 46%
CMYK
0, 5, 68, 30
Luminance
0.3900

Every format

HEX#b3ab39
RGBrgb(179, 171, 57)
HSLhsl(56, 52%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 68%, 30%)
LABlab(68.8 -10.8 57.1)
LCHlch(68.8 58.1 100.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.727 0.133 105.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3ab39;
background-color: #b3ab39;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3ab39] bg-[#b3ab39]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3ab39;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.671, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3ab39")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3ab39 on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3ab39 on black: 8.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green67.1%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta4.5%
Yellow68.2%
Key (black)29.8%

Color previews

#b3ab39 text on a black background

contrast 8.80:1

Card sample

#b3ab39 text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3ab39;
Background color
Panel with #b3ab39 background
background-color: #b3ab39;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3ab39;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 171, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 171, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3ab39;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3ab39, #6AB339);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3ab39

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3ab39 in the Color Lab