#b5ae98

Color #b5ae98

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5ae98

RGB

rgb(181, 174, 152)

HSL

hsl(45.5, 16.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.5, 16%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 16%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.12, -1.27, 12.2)

LCH

lch(71.12, 12.27, 95.94)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0316, 92.36)

HWB

hwb(45.5, 59.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989fb5

Analogous

#b5a098

#b5ae98

#aeb598

Triadic

#b5ae98

#98b5ae

#ae98b5

Split-complementary

#b5ae98

#98aeb5

#a098b5

Tetradic

#b5ae98

#9fb598

#989fb5

#ae98b5

Square

#b5ae98

#98b5a0

#989fb5

#b598ae

Shades

Color #b5ae98 mixed toward black.

#9e9578

#81785d

#615a46

#413c2e

#201e17

Tints

Color #b5ae98 mixed toward white.

#c1bca9

#cec9ba

#dad7cc

#e6e4dd

#f3f2ee

Tones

Color #b5ae98 mixed toward gray.

#b3ad9a

#b0ac9d

#aeaa9f

#aba9a2

#a9a8a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b29e · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b39f · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b5a2a3 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5ae98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5ae98]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b5ae98 (#b5ae98) is rgb(181, 174, 152) in RGB.

No, #b5ae98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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