#b2af99

Color #b2af99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2af99

RGB

rgb(178, 175, 153)

HSL

hsl(52.8, 14%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.8, 14%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 14%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(71.16, -2.77, 11.68)

LCH

lch(71.16, 12, 103.34)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0307, 100.69)

HWB

hwb(52.8, 60%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999cb2

Analogous

#b2a299

#b2af99

#a9b299

Triadic

#b2af99

#99b2af

#af99b2

Split-complementary

#b2af99

#99a9b2

#a299b2

Tetradic

#b2af99

#9cb299

#999cb2

#af99b2

Square

#b2af99

#99b2a2

#999cb2

#b299a9

Shades

Color #b2af99 mixed toward black.

#9a967a

#7e7a5f

#5e5c47

#3f3d2f

#1f1f18

Tints

Color #b2af99 mixed toward white.

#bfbcaa

#cccabb

#d9d7cc

#e5e4dd

#f2f2ee

Tones

Color #b2af99 mixed toward gray.

#b0ad9b

#aeac9d

#acaa9f

#aaa9a1

#a8a7a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b19f · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b1a0 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#b2a3a4 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2af99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2af99]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b2af99 (#b2af99) is rgb(178, 175, 153) in RGB.

No, #b2af99 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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