#b6b8a9

Color #b6b8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b8a9

RGB

rgb(182, 184, 169)

HSL

hsl(68, 9.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68, 8.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 8.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.25, -3.41, 7.38)

LCH

lch(74.25, 8.13, 114.8)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.021, 113.02)

HWB

hwb(68, 66.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba9b8

Analogous

#b8b2a9

#b6b8a9

#aeb8a9

Triadic

#b6b8a9

#a9b6b8

#b8a9b6

Split-complementary

#b6b8a9

#a9aeb8

#b2a9b8

Tetradic

#b6b8a9

#a9b8ab

#aba9b8

#b8a9b6

Square

#b6b8a9

#a9b8b2

#aba9b8

#b8a9ae

Shades

Color #b6b8a9 mixed toward black.

#9b9d89

#7e816a

#5e6150

#3f4035

#1f201b

Tints

Color #b6b8a9 mixed toward white.

#c2c4b7

#ced0c6

#dadbd4

#e7e7e2

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b6b8a9 mixed toward gray.

#b5b7aa

#b4b5ab

#b3b4ad

#b2b3ae

#b1b2af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ad · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b7ae · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#b6b0b0 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b8a9]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b6b8a9 (#b6b8a9) is rgb(182, 184, 169) in RGB.

No, #b6b8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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