#b2b2ad

Color #b2b2ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.19 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b2ad

RGB

rgb(178, 178, 173)

HSL

hsl(60, 3.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 2.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(72.44, -0.92, 2.55)

LCH

lch(72.44, 2.71, 109.84)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.007, 106.62)

HWB

hwb(60, 67.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adadb2

Analogous

#b2afad

#b2b2ad

#afb2ad

Triadic

#b2b2ad

#adb2b2

#b2adb2

Split-complementary

#b2b2ad

#adafb2

#afadb2

Tetradic

#b2b2ad

#adb2ad

#adadb2

#b2adb2

Square

#b2b2ad

#adb2af

#adadb2

#b2adaf

Shades

Color #b2b2ad mixed toward black.

#96968f

#797971

#5a5a55

#3c3c39

#1e1e1c

Tints

Color #b2b2ad mixed toward white.

#bfbfbb

#ccccc8

#d8d8d6

#e5e5e4

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b2b2ad mixed toward gray.

#b1b1ad

#b1b1ae

#b0b0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ae · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b2af · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b2afaf · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b2ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b2ad]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b2b2ad (#b2b2ad) is rgb(178, 178, 173) in RGB.

No, #b2b2ad 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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