#b2ad97

Color #b2ad97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.19 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2ad97

RGB

rgb(178, 173, 151)

HSL

hsl(48.9, 14.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.9, 15.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 15.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.59, -2.02, 11.95)

LCH

lch(70.59, 12.12, 99.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0312, 96.44)

HWB

hwb(48.9, 59.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979cb2

Analogous

#b29f97

#b2ad97

#a9b297

Triadic

#b2ad97

#97b2ad

#ad97b2

Split-complementary

#b2ad97

#97a9b2

#9f97b2

Tetradic

#b2ad97

#9cb297

#979cb2

#ad97b2

Square

#b2ad97

#97b29f

#979cb2

#b297a9

Shades

Color #b2ad97 mixed toward black.

#9b9477

#7e785d

#5e5a46

#3f3c2f

#1f1e17

Tints

Color #b2ad97 mixed toward white.

#bfbba8

#ccc8ba

#d8d6cb

#e5e4dc

#f2f1ee

Tones

Color #b2ad97 mixed toward gray.

#b0ac99

#adaa9b

#aba99e

#a9a7a0

#a7a6a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b09d · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b19e · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#b2a1a2 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2ad97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2ad97]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#b2ad97 (#b2ad97) is rgb(178, 173, 151) in RGB.

No, #b2ad97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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