#b9bca6

Color #b9bca6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bca6

RGB

rgb(185, 188, 166)

HSL

hsl(68.2, 14.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.2, 11.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 11.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.47, -4.95, 10.78)

LCH

lch(75.47, 11.86, 114.66)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0305, 113.37)

HWB

hwb(68.2, 65.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a6bc

Analogous

#bcb4a6

#b9bca6

#aebca6

Triadic

#b9bca6

#a6b9bc

#bca6b9

Split-complementary

#b9bca6

#a6aebc

#b4a6bc

Tetradic

#b9bca6

#a6bca9

#a9a6bc

#bca6b9

Square

#b9bca6

#a6bcb4

#a9a6bc

#bca6ae

Shades

Color #b9bca6 mixed toward black.

#9ea384

#828765

#62654c

#414333

#212219

Tints

Color #b9bca6 mixed toward white.

#c5c7b5

#d0d2c4

#dcddd2

#e8e9e1

#f3f4f0

Tones

Color #b9bca6 mixed toward gray.

#b8baa8

#b6b8aa

#b5b6ab

#b4b5ad

#b2b3af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaac · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#babaad · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b9b0b1 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bca6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bca6]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9bca6 (#b9bca6) is rgb(185, 188, 166) in RGB.

No, #b9bca6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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