#b6b299

Color #b6b299

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b299

RGB

rgb(182, 178, 153)

HSL

hsl(51.7, 16.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.7, 15.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 15.9%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.29, -2.87, 13.31)

LCH

lch(72.29, 13.62, 102.17)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0349, 99.73)

HWB

hwb(51.7, 60%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999db6

Analogous

#b6a499

#b6b299

#acb699

Triadic

#b6b299

#99b6b2

#b299b6

Split-complementary

#b6b299

#99acb6

#a499b6

Tetradic

#b6b299

#9db699

#999db6

#b299b6

Square

#b6b299

#99b6a4

#999db6

#b699ac

Shades

Color #b6b299 mixed toward black.

#9f9978

#827d5d

#625e46

#413f2f

#211f17

Tints

Color #b6b299 mixed toward white.

#c2bfaa

#ceccbb

#dbd9cc

#e7e5dd

#f3f2ee

Tones

Color #b6b299 mixed toward gray.

#b4b09b

#b1af9e

#afada0

#acaba3

#aaa9a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a0 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b5a1 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#b6a4a5 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b299]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b6b299 (#b6b299) is rgb(182, 178, 153) in RGB.

No, #b6b299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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