#b8b6af

Color #b8b6af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6af

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 175)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 4.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 4.9%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.02, -0.57, 3.81)

LCH

lch(74.02, 3.85, 98.51)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.01, 93.43)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 68.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb1b8

Analogous

#b8b2af

#b8b6af

#b6b8af

Triadic

#b8b6af

#afb8b6

#b6afb8

Split-complementary

#b8b6af

#afb6b8

#b2afb8

Tetradic

#b8b6af

#b1b8af

#afb1b8

#b6afb8

Square

#b8b6af

#afb8b2

#afb1b8

#b8afb6

Shades

Color #b8b6af mixed toward black.

#9c998f

#7f7c70

#5f5d54

#3f3e38

#201f1c

Tints

Color #b8b6af mixed toward white.

#c4c2bc

#d0ceca

#dcdbd7

#e7e7e4

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b8b6af mixed toward gray.

#b7b6b0

#b7b5b1

#b6b5b1

#b5b4b2

#b4b4b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b1 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b1 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b8b2b2 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6af]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6af (#b8b6af) is rgb(184, 182, 175) in RGB.

No, #b8b6af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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