#b8b6a9

Color #b8b6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6a9

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 169)

HSL

hsl(52, 9.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52, 8.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.88, -1.62, 6.86)

LCH

lch(73.88, 7.05, 103.29)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0183, 99.77)

HWB

hwb(52, 66.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9abb8

Analogous

#b8aea9

#b8b6a9

#b2b8a9

Triadic

#b8b6a9

#a9b8b6

#b6a9b8

Split-complementary

#b8b6a9

#a9b2b8

#aea9b8

Tetradic

#b8b6a9

#abb8a9

#a9abb8

#b6a9b8

Square

#b8b6a9

#a9b8ae

#a9abb8

#b8a9b2

Shades

Color #b8b6a9 mixed toward black.

#9d9b89

#817e6a

#615e50

#403f35

#201f1b

Tints

Color #b8b6a9 mixed toward white.

#c4c2b7

#d0cec6

#dbdad4

#e7e7e2

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b8b6a9 mixed toward gray.

#b7b5aa

#b5b4ab

#b4b3ad

#b3b2ae

#b2b1af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ac · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b7ad · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b8afaf · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6a9]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6a9 (#b8b6a9) is rgb(184, 182, 169) in RGB.

No, #b8b6a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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