#b1b498

Color #b1b498

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.4 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b498

RGB

rgb(177, 180, 152)

HSL

hsl(66.4, 15.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.4, 15.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 15.6%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(72.4, -5.97, 13.95)

LCH

lch(72.4, 15.17, 113.17)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0389, 112.21)

HWB

hwb(66.4, 59.6%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b98b4

Analogous

#b4a998

#b1b498

#a3b498

Triadic

#b1b498

#98b1b4

#b498b1

Split-complementary

#b1b498

#98a3b4

#a998b4

Tetradic

#b1b498

#98b49b

#9b98b4

#b498b1

Square

#b1b498

#98b4a9

#9b98b4

#b498a3

Shades

Color #b1b498 mixed toward black.

#999d78

#7c805d

#5d6046

#3e402f

#1f2017

Tints

Color #b1b498 mixed toward white.

#bec0a9

#cbcdba

#d8d9cc

#e5e6dd

#f2f2ee

Tones

Color #b1b498 mixed toward gray.

#afb29a

#adaf9d

#acad9f

#aaaba1

#a8a8a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b29f · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b2a1 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#b1a5a6 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b498;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b498]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b1b498 (#b1b498) is rgb(177, 180, 152) in RGB.

No, #b1b498 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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