#b1b59c

Color #b1b59c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.05 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b59c

RGB

rgb(177, 181, 156)

HSL

hsl(69.6, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.6, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 13.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.76, -5.84, 12.28)

LCH

lch(72.76, 13.6, 115.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.035, 114.66)

HWB

hwb(69.6, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09cb5

Analogous

#b5ad9c

#b1b59c

#a5b59c

Triadic

#b1b59c

#9cb1b5

#b59cb1

Split-complementary

#b1b59c

#9ca5b5

#ad9cb5

Tetradic

#b1b59c

#9cb5a0

#a09cb5

#b59cb1

Square

#b1b59c

#9cb5ad

#a09cb5

#b59ca5

Shades

Color #b1b59c mixed toward black.

#989d7c

#7b8160

#5d6048

#3e4030

#1f2018

Tints

Color #b1b59c mixed toward white.

#bec1ad

#cbcebd

#d8dace

#e5e6de

#f2f3ef

Tones

Color #b1b59c mixed toward gray.

#b0b39e

#aeb1a0

#adafa2

#abada4

#aaaba6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3a3 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b3b2a4 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b1a7a8 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b59c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b59c]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b1b59c (#b1b59c) is rgb(177, 181, 156) in RGB.

No, #b1b59c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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