#b1ae9f

Color #b1ae9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1ae9f

RGB

rgb(177, 174, 159)

HSL

hsl(50, 10.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 10.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 10.2%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.96, -1.6, 8.08)

LCH

lch(70.96, 8.24, 101.2)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0213, 97.56)

HWB

hwb(50, 62.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa2b1

Analogous

#b1a59f

#b1ae9f

#abb19f

Triadic

#b1ae9f

#9fb1ae

#ae9fb1

Split-complementary

#b1ae9f

#9fabb1

#a59fb1

Tetradic

#b1ae9f

#a2b19f

#9fa2b1

#ae9fb1

Square

#b1ae9f

#9fb1a5

#9fa2b1

#b19fab

Shades

Color #b1ae9f mixed toward black.

#989480

#7c7864

#5d5a4b

#3e3c32

#1f1e19

Tints

Color #b1ae9f mixed toward white.

#bebcaf

#cbc9bf

#d8d7cf

#e5e4df

#f2f2ef

Tones

Color #b1ae9f mixed toward gray.

#b0ada1

#aeaca2

#adaba4

#abaaa5

#aaa9a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a3 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b0a4 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b1a6a6 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1ae9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1ae9f]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b1ae9f (#b1ae9f) is rgb(177, 174, 159) in RGB.

No, #b1ae9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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