#b6b4a9

Color #b6b4a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b4a9

RGB

rgb(182, 180, 169)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 7.1%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73.19, -1.27, 5.86)

LCH

lch(73.19, 6, 102.23)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0156, 98.49)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9abb6

Analogous

#b6ada9

#b6b4a9

#b1b6a9

Triadic

#b6b4a9

#a9b6b4

#b4a9b6

Split-complementary

#b6b4a9

#a9b1b6

#ada9b6

Tetradic

#b6b4a9

#abb6a9

#a9abb6

#b4a9b6

Square

#b6b4a9

#a9b6ad

#a9abb6

#b6a9b1

Shades

Color #b6b4a9 mixed toward black.

#9b9889

#7f7c6b

#5f5d51

#3f3e36

#201f1b

Tints

Color #b6b4a9 mixed toward white.

#c2c0b7

#cecdc6

#dad9d4

#e7e6e2

#f3f2f1

Tones

Color #b6b4a9 mixed toward gray.

#b5b3aa

#b4b2ab

#b3b2ac

#b2b1ad

#b1b0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ac · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b5ac · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#b6aeae · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b4a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b4a9]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b6b4a9 (#b6b4a9) is rgb(182, 180, 169) in RGB.

No, #b6b4a9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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