#b5b48c

Color #b5b48c

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b48c

RGB

rgb(181, 180, 140)

HSL

hsl(58.5, 21.7%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(58.5, 22.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 22.7%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.47, -6.29, 20.6)

LCH

lch(72.47, 21.54, 106.98)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0545, 106.41)

HWB

hwb(58.5, 54.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8db5

Analogous

#b59f8c

#b5b48c

#a1b58c

Triadic

#b5b48c

#8cb5b4

#b48cb5

Split-complementary

#b5b48c

#8ca1b5

#9f8cb5

Tetradic

#b5b48c

#8db58c

#8c8db5

#b48cb5

Square

#b5b48c

#8cb59f

#8c8db5

#b58ca1

Shades

Color #b5b48c mixed toward black.

#a09f6b

#828154

#62613f

#41402a

#212015

Tints

Color #b5b48c mixed toward white.

#c1c09f

#cecdb2

#dad9c5

#e6e6d9

#f3f2ec

Tones

Color #b5b48c mixed toward gray.

#b2b18f

#aead93

#abaa96

#a7a79a

#a4a49d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b597 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b5b599 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b59fa1 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b48c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b48c]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b48c (#b5b48c) is rgb(181, 180, 140) in RGB.

No, #b5b48c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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