#b5b989

Color #b5b989

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b989

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 137)

HSL

hsl(65, 25.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65, 25.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 25.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.76, -9.34, 23.97)

LCH

lch(73.76, 25.73, 111.29)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0651, 111.83)

HWB

hwb(65, 53.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d89b9

Analogous

#b9a589

#b5b989

#9db989

Triadic

#b5b989

#89b5b9

#b989b5

Split-complementary

#b5b989

#899db9

#a589b9

Tetradic

#b5b989

#89b98d

#8d89b9

#b989b5

Square

#b5b989

#89b9a5

#8d89b9

#b9899d

Shades

Color #b5b989 mixed toward black.

#a0a567

#828750

#62653c

#414328

#212214

Tints

Color #b5b989 mixed toward white.

#c1c59d

#ced0b0

#dadcc4

#e6e8d8

#f3f3eb

Tones

Color #b5b989 mixed toward gray.

#b2b58d

#aeb191

#abad95

#a8a999

#a4a59d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b796 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b699 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#b5a0a2 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b989;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b989]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b989 (#b5b989) is rgb(181, 185, 137) in RGB.

No, #b5b989 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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