#b9b99d

Color #b9b99d

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b99d

RGB

rgb(185, 185, 157)

HSL

hsl(60, 16.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 15.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 15.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.47, -4.83, 14.25)

LCH

lch(74.47, 15.05, 108.72)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0384, 107.26)

HWB

hwb(60, 61.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9db9

Analogous

#b9ab9d

#b9b99d

#abb99d

Triadic

#b9b99d

#9db9b9

#b99db9

Split-complementary

#b9b99d

#9dabb9

#ab9db9

Tetradic

#b9b99d

#9db99d

#9d9db9

#b99db9

Square

#b9b99d

#9db9ab

#9d9db9

#b99dab

Shades

Color #b9b99d mixed toward black.

#a1a17c

#85855f

#646447

#434330

#212118

Tints

Color #b9b99d mixed toward white.

#c5c5ad

#d0d0be

#dcdcce

#e8e8de

#f3f3ef

Tones

Color #b9b99d mixed toward gray.

#b7b79f

#b4b4a2

#b2b2a4

#b0b0a6

#adada9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9a4 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b9b9a6 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b9aaab · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b99d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b99d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9b99d (#b9b99d) is rgb(185, 185, 157) in RGB.

No, #b9b99d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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