#b5b995

Color #b5b995

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b995

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 149)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 20.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 19.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 19.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.99, -7.58, 17.85)

LCH

lch(73.99, 19.39, 113.01)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0494, 112.73)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 58.4%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9995b9

Analogous

#b9ab95

#b5b995

#a3b995

Triadic

#b5b995

#95b5b9

#b995b5

Split-complementary

#b5b995

#95a3b9

#ab95b9

Tetradic

#b5b995

#95b999

#9995b9

#b995b5

Square

#b5b995

#95b9ab

#9995b9

#b995a3

Shades

Color #b5b995 mixed toward black.

#9ea373

#818659

#616542

#41432c

#202216

Tints

Color #b5b995 mixed toward white.

#c1c5a7

#ced0b8

#dadcca

#e6e8dc

#f3f3ed

Tones

Color #b5b995 mixed toward gray.

#b3b698

#b0b39b

#aeb09e

#acada1

#a9aaa4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b79f · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b6a1 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b5a6a7 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b995;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b995]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b995 (#b5b995) is rgb(181, 185, 149) in RGB.

No, #b5b995 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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