#b0ac9a

Color #b0ac9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b0ac9a

RGB

rgb(176, 172, 154)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 12.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 12.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 12.5%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.22, -1.74, 9.77)

LCH

lch(70.22, 9.92, 100.1)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0256, 96.74)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 60.4%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9eb0

Analogous

#b0a19a

#b0ac9a

#a9b09a

Triadic

#b0ac9a

#9ab0ac

#ac9ab0

Split-complementary

#b0ac9a

#9aa9b0

#a19ab0

Tetradic

#b0ac9a

#9eb09a

#9a9eb0

#ac9ab0

Square

#b0ac9a

#9ab0a1

#9a9eb0

#b09aa9

Shades

Color #b0ac9a mixed toward black.

#98937b

#7b7761

#5d5948

#3e3b30

#1f1e18

Tints

Color #b0ac9a mixed toward white.

#bdbaab

#cac8bc

#d7d5cd

#e5e3dd

#f2f1ee

Tones

Color #b0ac9a mixed toward gray.

#aeab9c

#acaa9e

#aaa89f

#a9a7a1

#a7a6a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae9f · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#afafa0 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#b0a2a3 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0ac9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0ac9a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#b0ac9a (#b0ac9a) is rgb(176, 172, 154) in RGB.

No, #b0ac9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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