#b7b5ae

Color #b7b5ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.58 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b5ae

RGB

rgb(183, 181, 174)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 5.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 4.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 4.9%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.66, -0.57, 3.81)

LCH

lch(73.66, 3.85, 98.51)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.01, 93.43)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 68.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb0b7

Analogous

#b7b0ae

#b7b5ae

#b5b7ae

Triadic

#b7b5ae

#aeb7b5

#b5aeb7

Split-complementary

#b7b5ae

#aeb5b7

#b0aeb7

Tetradic

#b7b5ae

#b0b7ae

#aeb0b7

#b5aeb7

Square

#b7b5ae

#aeb7b0

#aeb0b7

#b7aeb5

Shades

Color #b7b5ae mixed toward black.

#9b988e

#7e7b70

#5f5c54

#3f3d38

#201f1c

Tints

Color #b7b5ae mixed toward white.

#c3c1bb

#cfcec9

#dbdad6

#e7e6e4

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b7b5ae mixed toward gray.

#b6b5af

#b6b4af

#b5b4b0

#b4b3b1

#b3b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b0 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b0 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b7b1b1 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b5ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b5ae]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#b7b5ae (#b7b5ae) is rgb(183, 181, 174) in RGB.

No, #b7b5ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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