#b9b8ac

Color #b9b8ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.2 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b8ac

RGB

rgb(185, 184, 172)

HSL

hsl(55.4, 8.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.4, 7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.56, -1.8, 6.22)

LCH

lch(74.56, 6.48, 106.14)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0167, 102.79)

HWB

hwb(55.4, 67.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acadb9

Analogous

#b9b2ac

#b9b8ac

#b3b9ac

Triadic

#b9b8ac

#acb9b8

#b8acb9

Split-complementary

#b9b8ac

#acb3b9

#b2acb9

Tetradic

#b9b8ac

#adb9ac

#acadb9

#b8acb9

Square

#b9b8ac

#acb9b2

#acadb9

#b9acb3

Shades

Color #b9b8ac mixed toward black.

#9e9c8c

#81806d

#616052

#414036

#20201b

Tints

Color #b9b8ac mixed toward white.

#c5c4ba

#d0d0c8

#dcdcd5

#e8e7e3

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b9b8ac mixed toward gray.

#b8b7ad

#b7b6ae

#b6b5af

#b5b4b0

#b4b3b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9af · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b9b9b0 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#b9b1b2 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b8ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b8ac]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9b8ac (#b9b8ac) is rgb(185, 184, 172) in RGB.

No, #b9b8ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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