#b3b29d

Color #b3b29d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.73 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b29d

RGB

rgb(179, 178, 157)

HSL

hsl(57.3, 12.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.3, 12.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 12.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.13, -3.34, 10.87)

LCH

lch(72.13, 11.37, 107.08)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0292, 104.89)

HWB

hwb(57.3, 61.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9eb3

Analogous

#b3a79d

#b3b29d

#a9b39d

Triadic

#b3b29d

#9db3b2

#b29db3

Split-complementary

#b3b29d

#9da9b3

#a79db3

Tetradic

#b3b29d

#9eb39d

#9d9eb3

#b29db3

Square

#b3b29d

#9db3a7

#9d9eb3

#b39da9

Shades

Color #b3b29d mixed toward black.

#9b997e

#7e7d62

#5f5e49

#3f3e31

#201f18

Tints

Color #b3b29d mixed toward white.

#c0bfad

#ccccbe

#d9d9ce

#e6e5de

#f2f2ef

Tones

Color #b3b29d mixed toward gray.

#b1b09f

#afafa1

#aeada3

#acaba4

#aaaaa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3a2 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b3a4 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b3a7a7 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b29d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b29d]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#b3b29d (#b3b29d) is rgb(179, 178, 157) in RGB.

No, #b3b29d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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