#b8b9a2

Color #b8b9a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.78 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b9a2

RGB

rgb(184, 185, 162)

HSL

hsl(62.6, 14.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.6, 12.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 12.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.51, -4.39, 11.57)

LCH

lch(74.51, 12.37, 110.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0318, 109.12)

HWB

hwb(62.6, 63.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a2b9

Analogous

#b9aea2

#b8b9a2

#acb9a2

Triadic

#b8b9a2

#a2b8b9

#b9a2b8

Split-complementary

#b8b9a2

#a2acb9

#aea2b9

Tetradic

#b8b9a2

#a2b9a3

#a3a2b9

#b9a2b8

Square

#b8b9a2

#a2b9ae

#a3a2b9

#b9a2ac

Shades

Color #b8b9a2 mixed toward black.

#9fa081

#828463

#62634a

#414232

#212119

Tints

Color #b8b9a2 mixed toward white.

#c4c5b1

#d0d0c1

#dbdcd0

#e7e8e0

#f3f3ef

Tones

Color #b8b9a2 mixed toward gray.

#b6b7a4

#b4b5a6

#b3b3a8

#b1b1aa

#afafab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a8 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b8a9 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b8acad · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b9a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b9a2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b8b9a2 (#b8b9a2) is rgb(184, 185, 162) in RGB.

No, #b8b9a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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