#b9c299

Color #b9c299

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c299

RGB

rgb(185, 194, 153)

HSL

hsl(73.2, 25.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(73.2, 21.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 21.1%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(76.8, -10.16, 19.63)

LCH

lch(76.8, 22.1, 117.36)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0566, 117.79)

HWB

hwb(73.2, 60%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a299c2

Analogous

#c2b699

#b9c299

#a4c299

Triadic

#b9c299

#99b9c2

#c299b9

Split-complementary

#b9c299

#99a4c2

#b699c2

Tetradic

#b9c299

#99c2a2

#a299c2

#c299b9

Square

#b9c299

#99c2b6

#a299c2

#c299a4

Shades

Color #b9c299 mixed toward black.

#a0ac75

#849156

#636d41

#42482b

#212416

Tints

Color #b9c299 mixed toward white.

#c5ccaa

#d0d6bb

#dce0cc

#e8ebdd

#f3f5ee

Tones

Color #b9c299 mixed toward gray.

#b7bf9c

#b5bba0

#b3b8a3

#b1b4a7

#afb1aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbda4 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#bcbca7 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#b9acae · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c299]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9c299 (#b9c299) is rgb(185, 194, 153) in RGB.

No, #b9c299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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