#b9c18a

Color #b9c18a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c18a

RGB

rgb(185, 193, 138)

HSL

hsl(68.7, 30.7%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.7, 28.5%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 28.5%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(76.25, -11.81, 26.85)

LCH

lch(76.25, 29.33, 113.74)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0742, 114.87)

HWB

hwb(68.7, 54.1%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#928ac1

Analogous

#c1ad8a

#b9c18a

#9ec18a

Triadic

#b9c18a

#8ab9c1

#c18ab9

Split-complementary

#b9c18a

#8a9ec1

#ad8ac1

Tetradic

#b9c18a

#8ac192

#928ac1

#c18ab9

Square

#b9c18a

#8ac1ad

#928ac1

#c18a9e

Shades

Color #b9c18a mixed toward black.

#a3ae66

#86904c

#656c39

#434826

#222413

Tints

Color #b9c18a mixed toward white.

#c5cb9e

#d0d6b1

#dce0c5

#e8ead8

#f3f5ec

Tones

Color #b9c18a mixed toward gray.

#b6bc8f

#b3b893

#afb398

#acaf9c

#a9aaa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbd9a · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbb9d · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#b9a5a7 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 18.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c18a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c18a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9c18a (#b9c18a) is rgb(185, 193, 138) in RGB.

No, #b9c18a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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