#b9ba8d

Color #b9ba8d

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9ba8d

RGB

rgb(185, 186, 141)

HSL

hsl(61.3, 24.6%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(61.3, 24.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 24.2%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.42, -7.76, 22.78)

LCH

lch(74.42, 24.07, 108.81)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0608, 108.79)

HWB

hwb(61.3, 55.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8dba

Analogous

#baa48d

#b9ba8d

#a2ba8d

Triadic

#b9ba8d

#8db9ba

#ba8db9

Split-complementary

#b9ba8d

#8da2ba

#a48dba

Tetradic

#b9ba8d

#8dba8e

#8e8dba

#ba8db9

Square

#b9ba8d

#8dbaa4

#8e8dba

#ba8da2

Shades

Color #b9ba8d mixed toward black.

#a4a56b

#878852

#65663e

#434429

#222215

Tints

Color #b9ba8d mixed toward white.

#c5c5a0

#d0d1b3

#dcdcc6

#e8e8d9

#f3f3ec

Tones

Color #b9ba8d mixed toward gray.

#b5b691

#b2b294

#aeaf98

#abab9c

#a7a7a0

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

#b9b999 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b9b99c · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b9a2a4 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9ba8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9ba8d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9ba8d (#b9ba8d) is rgb(185, 186, 141) in RGB.

No, #b9ba8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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