#b9b7b0

Color #b9b7b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b7b0

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 176)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 4.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 4.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.39, -0.57, 3.8)

LCH

lch(74.39, 3.84, 98.53)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.01, 93.43)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 69%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b2b9

Analogous

#b9b3b0

#b9b7b0

#b7b9b0

Triadic

#b9b7b0

#b0b9b7

#b7b0b9

Split-complementary

#b9b7b0

#b0b7b9

#b3b0b9

Tetradic

#b9b7b0

#b2b9b0

#b0b2b9

#b7b0b9

Square

#b9b7b0

#b0b9b3

#b0b2b9

#b9b0b7

Shades

Color #b9b7b0 mixed toward black.

#9d9a90

#807c71

#605d55

#403e39

#201f1c

Tints

Color #b9b7b0 mixed toward white.

#c5c3bd

#d0cfca

#dcdbd8

#e8e7e5

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b9b7b0 mixed toward gray.

#b8b7b1

#b8b6b2

#b7b6b2

#b6b5b3

#b5b5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b2 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b8b8b2 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b9b3b3 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b7b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b7b0]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#b9b7b0 (#b9b7b0) is rgb(185, 183, 176) in RGB.

No, #b9b7b0 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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