#b9b198

Color #b9b198

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b198

RGB

rgb(185, 177, 152)

HSL

hsl(45.5, 19.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.5, 17.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 17.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.25, -1.36, 13.83)

LCH

lch(72.25, 13.9, 95.62)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0357, 92.41)

HWB

hwb(45.5, 59.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a0b9

Analogous

#b9a198

#b9b198

#b1b998

Triadic

#b9b198

#98b9b1

#b198b9

Split-complementary

#b9b198

#98b1b9

#a198b9

Tetradic

#b9b198

#a0b998

#98a0b9

#b198b9

Square

#b9b198

#98b9a1

#98a0b9

#b998b1

Shades

Color #b9b198 mixed toward black.

#a29877

#867b5b

#645d44

#433e2d

#211f17

Tints

Color #b9b198 mixed toward white.

#c5bea9

#d0cbba

#dcd8cc

#e8e5dd

#f3f2ee

Tones

Color #b9b198 mixed toward gray.

#b6b09b

#b4ae9e

#b1ada0

#aeaba3

#abaaa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b69f · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b7a0 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#b9a3a4 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b198;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b198]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b9b198 (#b9b198) is rgb(185, 177, 152) in RGB.

No, #b9b198 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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