#b2b591

Color #b2b591

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b591

RGB

rgb(178, 181, 145)

HSL

hsl(65, 19.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65, 19.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 19.9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.6, -7.22, 18.04)

LCH

lch(72.6, 19.43, 111.81)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0495, 111.44)

HWB

hwb(65, 56.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9491b5

Analogous

#b5a691

#b2b591

#a0b591

Triadic

#b2b591

#91b2b5

#b591b2

Split-complementary

#b2b591

#91a0b5

#a691b5

Tetradic

#b2b591

#91b594

#9491b5

#b591b2

Square

#b2b591

#91b5a6

#9491b5

#b591a0

Shades

Color #b2b591 mixed toward black.

#9b9f70

#7e8257

#5f6142

#3f412c

#202016

Tints

Color #b2b591 mixed toward white.

#bfc1a3

#ccceb6

#d8dac8

#e5e6da

#f2f3ed

Tones

Color #b2b591 mixed toward gray.

#afb294

#adaf97

#aaac9a

#a8a99d

#a5a6a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b39b · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b39d · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b2a2a3 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b591;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b591]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b2b591 (#b2b591) is rgb(178, 181, 145) in RGB.

No, #b2b591 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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