#b8b6ad

Color #b8b6ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6ad

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 173)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 6%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.97, -0.92, 4.82)

LCH

lch(73.97, 4.91, 100.81)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0128, 96.29)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adafb8

Analogous

#b8b0ad

#b8b6ad

#b5b8ad

Triadic

#b8b6ad

#adb8b6

#b6adb8

Split-complementary

#b8b6ad

#adb5b8

#b0adb8

Tetradic

#b8b6ad

#afb8ad

#adafb8

#b6adb8

Square

#b8b6ad

#adb8b0

#adafb8

#b8adb5

Shades

Color #b8b6ad mixed toward black.

#9c9a8d

#807c6e

#605d53

#403e37

#201f1c

Tints

Color #b8b6ad mixed toward white.

#c4c2bb

#d0cec8

#dcdbd6

#e7e7e4

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b8b6ad mixed toward gray.

#b7b5ae

#b6b5af

#b5b4b0

#b4b4b1

#b3b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7af · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b0 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#b8b1b1 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6ad]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6ad (#b8b6ad) is rgb(184, 182, 173) in RGB.

No, #b8b6ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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