#b9b57c

Color #b9b57c

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b57c

RGB

rgb(185, 181, 124)

HSL

hsl(56.1, 30.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.1, 33%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 33%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.77, -7.41, 29.62)

LCH

lch(72.77, 30.53, 104.05)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.076, 104.64)

HWB

hwb(56.1, 48.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c80b9

Analogous

#b9977c

#b9b57c

#9eb97c

Triadic

#b9b57c

#7cb9b5

#b57cb9

Split-complementary

#b9b57c

#7c9eb9

#977cb9

Tetradic

#b9b57c

#80b97c

#7c80b9

#b57cb9

Square

#b9b57c

#7cb997

#7c80b9

#b97c9e

Shades

Color #b9b57c mixed toward black.

#a7a25b

#868248

#656236

#434124

#222112

Tints

Color #b9b57c mixed toward white.

#c5c192

#d0cea8

#dcdabe

#e8e6d3

#f3f3e9

Tones

Color #b9b57c mixed toward gray.

#b4b181

#afac86

#aaa88b

#a5a390

#a09f95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b78d · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b890 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b9989a · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b57c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b57c]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9b57c (#b9b57c) is rgb(185, 181, 124) in RGB.

No, #b9b57c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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