#b3ab66

Color #b3ab66

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 5.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ab66

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 102)

HSL

hsl(53.8, 33.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.8, 43%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 43%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.23, -7.13, 36.48)

LCH

lch(69.23, 37.17, 101.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0906, 102.56)

HWB

hwb(53.8, 40%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#666eb3

Analogous

#b38566

#b3ab66

#94b366

Triadic

#b3ab66

#66b3ab

#ab66b3

Split-complementary

#b3ab66

#6694b3

#8566b3

Tetradic

#b3ab66

#6eb366

#666eb3

#ab66b3

Square

#b3ab66

#66b385

#666eb3

#b36694

Shades

Color #b3ab66 mixed toward black.

#9c944e

#7d773e

#5e592f

#3f3b1f

#1f1e10

Tints

Color #b3ab66 mixed toward white.

#c0b980

#ccc799

#d9d5b3

#e6e3cc

#f2f1e6

Tones

Color #b3ab66 mixed toward gray.

#ada66c

#a6a173

#a09c79

#999780

#939286

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b07b · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b180 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#b3898c · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ab66;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ab66]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b3ab66 (#b3ab66) is rgb(179, 171, 102) in RGB.

No, #b3ab66 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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