#b9b96f

Color #b9b96f

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 2.86 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 13.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b96f

RGB

rgb(185, 185, 111)

HSL

hsl(60, 34.6%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 40%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.65, -11.02, 37.52)

LCH

lch(73.65, 39.1, 106.37)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0961, 108.43)

HWB

hwb(60, 43.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f6fb9

Analogous

#b9946f

#b9b96f

#94b96f

Triadic

#b9b96f

#6fb9b9

#b96fb9

Split-complementary

#b9b96f

#6f94b9

#946fb9

Tetradic

#b9b96f

#6fb96f

#6f6fb9

#b96fb9

Square

#b9b96f

#6fb994

#6f6fb9

#b96f94

Shades

Color #b9b96f mixed toward black.

#a6a651

#858540

#646430

#424220

#212110

Tints

Color #b9b96f mixed toward white.

#c5c587

#d0d09f

#dcdcb7

#e8e8cf

#f3f3e7

Tones

Color #b9b96f mixed toward gray.

#b3b375

#adad7b

#a6a681

#a0a088

#9a9a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b986 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b9b98b · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#b99598 · ΔE 32

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b96f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b96f]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9b96f (#b9b96f) is rgb(185, 185, 111) in RGB.

No, #b9b96f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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