#b8ba9d

Color #b8ba9d

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.64 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8ba9d

RGB

rgb(184, 186, 157)

HSL

hsl(64.1, 17.4%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.1, 15.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 15.6%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.66, -5.73, 14.5)

LCH

lch(74.66, 15.59, 111.56)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0399, 110.52)

HWB

hwb(64.1, 61.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9dba

Analogous

#baae9d

#b8ba9d

#aaba9d

Triadic

#b8ba9d

#9db8ba

#ba9db8

Split-complementary

#b8ba9d

#9daaba

#ae9dba

Tetradic

#b8ba9d

#9dba9f

#9f9dba

#ba9db8

Square

#b8ba9d

#9dbaae

#9f9dba

#ba9daa

Shades

Color #b8ba9d mixed toward black.

#a0a27c

#84865f

#636547

#42432f

#212218

Tints

Color #b8ba9d mixed toward white.

#c4c6ad

#d0d1be

#dcddce

#e7e8de

#f3f4ef

Tones

Color #b8ba9d mixed toward gray.

#b6b8a0

#b4b5a2

#b2b3a4

#b0b0a7

#aeaea9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9a5 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9a6 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#b8aaac · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8ba9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8ba9d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b8ba9d (#b8ba9d) is rgb(184, 186, 157) in RGB.

No, #b8ba9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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