#b9b8a4

Color #b9b8a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b8a4

RGB

rgb(185, 184, 164)

HSL

hsl(57.1, 13%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.1, 11.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 11.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.37, -3.16, 10.3)

LCH

lch(74.37, 10.77, 107.06)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0277, 104.64)

HWB

hwb(57.1, 64.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a5b9

Analogous

#b9ada4

#b9b8a4

#afb9a4

Triadic

#b9b8a4

#a4b9b8

#b8a4b9

Split-complementary

#b9b8a4

#a4afb9

#ada4b9

Tetradic

#b9b8a4

#a5b9a4

#a4a5b9

#b8a4b9

Square

#b9b8a4

#a4b9ad

#a4a5b9

#b9a4af

Shades

Color #b9b8a4 mixed toward black.

#a09e83

#838265

#63614c

#424133

#212019

Tints

Color #b9b8a4 mixed toward white.

#c5c4b3

#d0d0c2

#dcdbd1

#e8e7e1

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #b9b8a4 mixed toward gray.

#b7b6a6

#b5b5a7

#b4b3a9

#b2b2ab

#b0b0ad

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

#b9b9a9 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b9b9aa · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#b9adae · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b8a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b8a4]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#b9b8a4 (#b9b8a4) is rgb(185, 184, 164) in RGB.

No, #b9b8a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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