#b9b7a5

Color #b9b7a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b7a5

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 165)

HSL

hsl(54, 12.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54, 10.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 10.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.12, -2.47, 9.41)

LCH

lch(74.12, 9.73, 104.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.025, 101.76)

HWB

hwb(54, 64.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a7b9

Analogous

#b9ada5

#b9b7a5

#b1b9a5

Triadic

#b9b7a5

#a5b9b7

#b7a5b9

Split-complementary

#b9b7a5

#a5b1b9

#ada5b9

Tetradic

#b9b7a5

#a7b9a5

#a5a7b9

#b7a5b9

Square

#b9b7a5

#a5b9ad

#a5a7b9

#b9a5b1

Shades

Color #b9b7a5 mixed toward black.

#9f9d84

#838066

#62604d

#424033

#21201a

Tints

Color #b9b7a5 mixed toward white.

#c5c3b4

#d0cfc3

#dcdbd2

#e8e7e1

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #b9b7a5 mixed toward gray.

#b7b6a7

#b6b4a8

#b4b3aa

#b2b2ac

#b1b0ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8aa · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b8ab · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#b9adae · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b7a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b7a5]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#b9b7a5 (#b9b7a5) is rgb(185, 183, 165) in RGB.

No, #b9b7a5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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