#b3ac8b

Color #b3ac8b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ac8b

RGB

rgb(179, 172, 139)

HSL

hsl(49.5, 20.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.5, 22.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 22.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.14, -2.96, 17.91)

LCH

lch(70.14, 18.15, 99.38)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0461, 97.36)

HWB

hwb(49.5, 54.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b92b3

Analogous

#b3988b

#b3ac8b

#a6b38b

Triadic

#b3ac8b

#8bb3ac

#ac8bb3

Split-complementary

#b3ac8b

#8ba6b3

#988bb3

Tetradic

#b3ac8b

#92b38b

#8b92b3

#ac8bb3

Square

#b3ac8b

#8bb398

#8b92b3

#b38ba6

Shades

Color #b3ac8b mixed toward black.

#9e956b

#807854

#605a3f

#403c2a

#201e15

Tints

Color #b3ac8b mixed toward white.

#c0ba9e

#ccc8b2

#d9d6c5

#e6e3d8

#f2f1ec

Tones

Color #b3ac8b mixed toward gray.

#b0aa8f

#aca892

#a9a695

#a6a398

#a2a19c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b094 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b196 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b39a9c · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ac8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ac8b]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b3ac8b (#b3ac8b) is rgb(179, 172, 139) in RGB.

No, #b3ac8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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