#b8b89b

Color #b8b89b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b89b

RGB

rgb(184, 184, 155)

HSL

hsl(60, 17%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 15.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 15.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.09, -4.99, 14.77)

LCH

lch(74.09, 15.59, 108.67)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0398, 107.25)

HWB

hwb(60, 60.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9bb8

Analogous

#b8aa9b

#b8b89b

#aab89b

Triadic

#b8b89b

#9bb8b8

#b89bb8

Split-complementary

#b8b89b

#9baab8

#aa9bb8

Tetradic

#b8b89b

#9bb89b

#9b9bb8

#b89bb8

Square

#b8b89b

#9bb8aa

#9b9bb8

#b89baa

Shades

Color #b8b89b mixed toward black.

#a1a17a

#84845e

#636346

#42422f

#212117

Tints

Color #b8b89b mixed toward white.

#c4c4ac

#d0d0bc

#dcdccd

#e7e7de

#f3f3ee

Tones

Color #b8b89b mixed toward gray.

#b6b69d

#b3b3a0

#b1b1a2

#aeaea5

#acaca7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a3 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b8a4 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b8a8aa · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b89b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b89b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b8b89b (#b8b89b) is rgb(184, 184, 155) in RGB.

No, #b8b89b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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