#b2a979

Color #b2a979

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a979

RGB

rgb(178, 169, 121)

HSL

hsl(50.5, 27%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.5, 32%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 32%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(68.91, -4.24, 25.99)

LCH

lch(68.91, 26.33, 99.27)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0657, 98.76)

HWB

hwb(50.5, 47.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7982b2

Analogous

#b28c79

#b2a979

#9eb279

Triadic

#b2a979

#79b2a9

#a979b2

Split-complementary

#b2a979

#799eb2

#8c79b2

Tetradic

#b2a979

#82b279

#7982b2

#a979b2

Square

#b2a979

#79b28c

#7982b2

#b2799e

Shades

Color #b2a979 mixed toward black.

#9e935b

#7f7649

#5f5837

#3f3b24

#201d12

Tints

Color #b2a979 mixed toward white.

#bfb78f

#ccc6a6

#d8d4bc

#e5e2d2

#f2f1e9

Tones

Color #b2a979 mixed toward gray.

#ada67e

#a8a282

#a49f87

#9f9c8c

#9a9991

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae87 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#afaf8a · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b29092 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a979]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b2a979 (#b2a979) is rgb(178, 169, 121) in RGB.

No, #b2a979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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