#b2b797

Color #b2b797

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.22 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b797

RGB

rgb(178, 183, 151)

HSL

hsl(69.4, 18.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.4, 17.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 17.5%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.26, -7.34, 15.72)

LCH

lch(73.26, 17.35, 115.03)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0444, 114.6)

HWB

hwb(69.4, 59.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c97b7

Analogous

#b7ac97

#b2b797

#a2b797

Triadic

#b2b797

#97b2b7

#b797b2

Split-complementary

#b2b797

#97a2b7

#ac97b7

Tetradic

#b2b797

#97b79c

#9c97b7

#b797b2

Square

#b2b797

#97b7ac

#9c97b7

#b797a2

Shades

Color #b2b797 mixed toward black.

#9aa076

#7d845b

#5e6344

#3f422e

#1f2117

Tints

Color #b2b797 mixed toward white.

#bfc3a8

#cccfba

#d9dbcb

#e5e7dc

#f2f3ee

Tones

Color #b2b797 mixed toward gray.

#b0b49a

#aeb29c

#adaf9f

#abaca2

#a9aaa4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a0 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b4a1 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b2a6a7 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b797]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b2b797 (#b2b797) is rgb(178, 183, 151) in RGB.

No, #b2b797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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