#b9b7a0

Color #b9b7a0

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.94 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b7a0

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 160)

HSL

hsl(55.2, 15.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.2, 13.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 13.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.01, -3.29, 11.96)

LCH

lch(74.01, 12.4, 105.38)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0318, 103.08)

HWB

hwb(55.2, 62.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a2b9

Analogous

#b9aaa0

#b9b7a0

#aeb9a0

Triadic

#b9b7a0

#a0b9b7

#b7a0b9

Split-complementary

#b9b7a0

#a0aeb9

#aaa0b9

Tetradic

#b9b7a0

#a2b9a0

#a0a2b9

#b7a0b9

Square

#b9b7a0

#a0b9aa

#a0a2b9

#b9a0ae

Shades

Color #b9b7a0 mixed toward black.

#a19e7f

#848261

#636149

#424131

#212018

Tints

Color #b9b7a0 mixed toward white.

#c5c3b0

#d0cfc0

#dcdbcf

#e8e7df

#f3f3ef

Tones

Color #b9b7a0 mixed toward gray.

#b7b5a2

#b5b3a4

#b3b2a6

#b1b0a8

#aeaeaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a6 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b8a7 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b9aaab · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b7a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b7a0]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#b9b7a0 (#b9b7a0) is rgb(185, 183, 160) in RGB.

No, #b9b7a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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