#b1b779

Color #b1b779

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 13.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b1b779

RGB

rgb(177, 183, 121)

HSL

hsl(65.8, 30.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.8, 33.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 0%, 33.9%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(72.62, -12, 30.88)

LCH

lch(72.62, 33.13, 111.24)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0829, 112.92)

HWB

hwb(65.8, 47.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f79b7

Analogous

#b79e79

#b1b779

#92b779

Triadic

#b1b779

#79b1b7

#b779b1

Split-complementary

#b1b779

#7992b7

#9e79b7

Tetradic

#b1b779

#79b77f

#7f79b7

#b779b1

Square

#b1b779

#79b79e

#7f79b7

#b77992

Shades

Color #b1b779 mixed toward black.

#9da559

#7e8447

#5e6335

#3f4223

#1f2112

Tints

Color #b1b779 mixed toward white.

#bec38f

#cbcfa6

#d8dbbc

#e5e7d2

#f2f3e9

Tones

Color #b1b779 mixed toward gray.

#adb27e

#a9ad83

#a4a788

#a0a28e

#9c9d93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b48b · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b38f · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#b1989a · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b779;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b779]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b1b779 (#b1b779) is rgb(177, 183, 121) in RGB.

No, #b1b779 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b1b779, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast