#b9b8a6

Color #b9b8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b8a6

RGB

rgb(185, 184, 166)

HSL

hsl(56.8, 11.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.8, 10.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 10.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.41, -2.83, 9.28)

LCH

lch(74.41, 9.7, 106.96)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.025, 104.37)

HWB

hwb(56.8, 65.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a7b9

Analogous

#b9aea6

#b9b8a6

#b0b9a6

Triadic

#b9b8a6

#a6b9b8

#b8a6b9

Split-complementary

#b9b8a6

#a6b0b9

#aea6b9

Tetradic

#b9b8a6

#a7b9a6

#a6a7b9

#b8a6b9

Square

#b9b8a6

#a6b9ae

#a6a7b9

#b9a6b0

Shades

Color #b9b8a6 mixed toward black.

#9f9e85

#838167

#62614d

#414134

#21201a

Tints

Color #b9b8a6 mixed toward white.

#c5c4b5

#d0d0c4

#dcdbd2

#e8e7e1

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #b9b8a6 mixed toward gray.

#b7b6a8

#b6b5a9

#b4b4ab

#b3b2ac

#b1b1ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ab · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b9b9ac · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#b9aeaf · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b8a6]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9b8a6 (#b9b8a6) is rgb(185, 184, 166) in RGB.

No, #b9b8a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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