#b5b494

Color #b5b494

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b494

RGB

rgb(181, 180, 148)

HSL

hsl(58.2, 18.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(58.2, 18.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 18.2%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.63, -5.09, 16.5)

LCH

lch(72.63, 17.27, 107.14)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.044, 105.96)

HWB

hwb(58.2, 58%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9495b5

Analogous

#b5a394

#b5b494

#a5b594

Triadic

#b5b494

#94b5b4

#b494b5

Split-complementary

#b5b494

#94a5b5

#a394b5

Tetradic

#b5b494

#95b594

#9495b5

#b494b5

Square

#b5b494

#94b5a3

#9495b5

#b594a5

Shades

Color #b5b494 mixed toward black.

#9f9d74

#82805a

#616043

#41402d

#202016

Tints

Color #b5b494 mixed toward white.

#c1c0a6

#cecdb8

#dad9c9

#e6e6db

#f3f2ed

Tones

Color #b5b494 mixed toward gray.

#b2b197

#afaf99

#adac9c

#aaaa9f

#a7a7a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b59d · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b59e · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#b5a3a4 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b494;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b494]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b494 (#b5b494) is rgb(181, 180, 148) in RGB.

No, #b5b494 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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