#b9c090

Color #b9c090

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c090

RGB

rgb(185, 192, 144)

HSL

hsl(68.8, 27.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.8, 25%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 25%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(76.09, -10.45, 23.45)

LCH

lch(76.09, 25.67, 114.02)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0652, 114.64)

HWB

hwb(68.8, 56.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9790c0

Analogous

#c0af90

#b9c090

#a1c090

Triadic

#b9c090

#90b9c0

#c090b9

Split-complementary

#b9c090

#90a1c0

#af90c0

Tetradic

#b9c090

#90c097

#9790c0

#c090b9

Square

#b9c090

#90c0af

#9790c0

#c090a1

Shades

Color #b9c090 mixed toward black.

#a2ac6c

#868f51

#646b3d

#434729

#212414

Tints

Color #b9c090 mixed toward white.

#c5cba3

#d0d5b5

#dce0c8

#e8eada

#f3f5ed

Tones

Color #b9c090 mixed toward gray.

#b6bc94

#b3b898

#b1b49c

#aeb0a0

#abaca4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc9d · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbba0 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b9a7a9 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c090;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c090]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9c090 (#b9c090) is rgb(185, 192, 144) in RGB.

No, #b9c090 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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