#b5b2a8

Color #b5b2a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b2a8

RGB

rgb(181, 178, 168)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 8.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 7.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 7.2%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.56, -0.74, 5.48)

LCH

lch(72.56, 5.53, 97.69)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0144, 93.18)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 65.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8abb5

Analogous

#b5aba8

#b5b2a8

#b1b5a8

Triadic

#b5b2a8

#a8b5b2

#b2a8b5

Split-complementary

#b5b2a8

#a8b1b5

#aba8b5

Tetradic

#b5b2a8

#abb5a8

#a8abb5

#b2a8b5

Square

#b5b2a8

#a8b5ab

#a8abb5

#b5a8b1

Shades

Color #b5b2a8 mixed toward black.

#9a9688

#7e796b

#5e5b50

#3f3d35

#1f1e1b

Tints

Color #b5b2a8 mixed toward white.

#c1bfb6

#ceccc5

#dad8d3

#e6e5e2

#f3f2f0

Tones

Color #b5b2a8 mixed toward gray.

#b4b1a9

#b3b1aa

#b2b0ab

#b1b0ac

#b0afad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4aa · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ab · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b5acad · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b2a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b2a8]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b5b2a8 (#b5b2a8) is rgb(181, 178, 168) in RGB.

No, #b5b2a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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