#b4b4ae

Color #b4b4ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b4ae

RGB

rgb(180, 180, 174)

HSL

hsl(60, 3.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 3.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 3.3%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(73.16, -1.1, 3.05)

LCH

lch(73.16, 3.24, 109.83)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0084, 106.7)

HWB

hwb(60, 68.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeaeb4

Analogous

#b4b1ae

#b4b4ae

#b1b4ae

Triadic

#b4b4ae

#aeb4b4

#b4aeb4

Split-complementary

#b4b4ae

#aeb1b4

#b1aeb4

Tetradic

#b4b4ae

#aeb4ae

#aeaeb4

#b4aeb4

Square

#b4b4ae

#aeb4b1

#aeaeb4

#b4aeb1

Shades

Color #b4b4ae mixed toward black.

#98988f

#7a7a71

#5c5c55

#3d3d39

#1f1f1c

Tints

Color #b4b4ae mixed toward white.

#c0c0bc

#cdcdc9

#d9d9d7

#e6e6e4

#f2f2f2

Tones

Color #b4b4ae mixed toward gray.

#b3b3ae

#b3b3af

#b2b2af

#b2b2b0

#b1b1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4af · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b0 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b4b1b1 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b4ae]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b4b4ae (#b4b4ae) is rgb(180, 180, 174) in RGB.

No, #b4b4ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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