#b9b78e

Color #b9b78e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b78e

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 142)

HSL

hsl(57.2, 23.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.2, 23.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 23.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.63, -6.05, 21.17)

LCH

lch(73.63, 22.02, 105.95)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0557, 105.31)

HWB

hwb(57.2, 55.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e90b9

Analogous

#b9a18e

#b9b78e

#a5b98e

Triadic

#b9b78e

#8eb9b7

#b78eb9

Split-complementary

#b9b78e

#8ea5b9

#a18eb9

Tetradic

#b9b78e

#90b98e

#8e90b9

#b78eb9

Square

#b9b78e

#8eb9a1

#8e90b9

#b98ea5

Shades

Color #b9b78e mixed toward black.

#a4a26c

#878453

#65633f

#43422a

#222115

Tints

Color #b9b78e mixed toward white.

#c5c3a1

#d0cfb4

#dcdbc6

#e8e7d9

#f3f3ec

Tones

Color #b9b78e mixed toward gray.

#b5b492

#b2b095

#aead99

#abaa9c

#a7a7a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b899 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b8b89c · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b9a1a3 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b78e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b78e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#b9b78e (#b9b78e) is rgb(185, 183, 142) in RGB.

No, #b9b78e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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