#b1ad8e

Color #b1ad8e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b1ad8e

RGB

rgb(177, 173, 142)

HSL

hsl(53.1, 18.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.1, 19.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 19.8%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.31, -3.81, 16.48)

LCH

lch(70.31, 16.91, 103.02)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.043, 101.26)

HWB

hwb(53.1, 55.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e92b1

Analogous

#b19b8e

#b1ad8e

#a3b18e

Triadic

#b1ad8e

#8eb1ad

#ad8eb1

Split-complementary

#b1ad8e

#8ea3b1

#9b8eb1

Tetradic

#b1ad8e

#92b18e

#8e92b1

#ad8eb1

Square

#b1ad8e

#8eb19b

#8e92b1

#b18ea3

Shades

Color #b1ad8e mixed toward black.

#9b966e

#7e7957

#5e5b41

#3f3d2b

#1f1e16

Tints

Color #b1ad8e mixed toward white.

#bebba1

#cbc8b4

#d8d6c6

#e5e4d9

#f2f1ec

Tones

Color #b1ad8e mixed toward gray.

#aeab91

#aba894

#a8a697

#a5a49a

#a2a29c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf96 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b098 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b19c9e · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 12.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1ad8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1ad8e]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b1ad8e (#b1ad8e) is rgb(177, 173, 142) in RGB.

No, #b1ad8e 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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