#b5b3a5

Color #b5b3a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b3a5

RGB

rgb(181, 179, 165)

HSL

hsl(52.5, 9.8%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.5, 8.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 8.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.75, -1.79, 7.4)

LCH

lch(72.75, 7.61, 103.6)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0196, 100.28)

HWB

hwb(52.5, 64.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a7b5

Analogous

#b5aba5

#b5b3a5

#afb5a5

Triadic

#b5b3a5

#a5b5b3

#b3a5b5

Split-complementary

#b5b3a5

#a5afb5

#aba5b5

Tetradic

#b5b3a5

#a7b5a5

#a5a7b5

#b3a5b5

Square

#b5b3a5

#a5b5ab

#a5a7b5

#b5a5af

Shades

Color #b5b3a5 mixed toward black.

#9b9885

#7f7c68

#5f5d4e

#3f3e34

#201f1a

Tints

Color #b5b3a5 mixed toward white.

#c1c0b4

#ceccc3

#dad9d2

#e6e6e1

#f3f2f0

Tones

Color #b5b3a5 mixed toward gray.

#b4b2a6

#b2b1a8

#b1b0a9

#b0afaa

#aeaeac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a9 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b4a9 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b5abac · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b3a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b3a5]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b5b3a5 (#b5b3a5) is rgb(181, 179, 165) in RGB.

No, #b5b3a5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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