#b3b196

Color #b3b196

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b196

RGB

rgb(179, 177, 150)

HSL

hsl(55.9, 16%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.9, 16.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 16.2%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.71, -3.94, 14.1)

LCH

lch(71.71, 14.64, 105.61)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0374, 103.78)

HWB

hwb(55.9, 58.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9698b3

Analogous

#b3a296

#b3b196

#a6b396

Triadic

#b3b196

#96b3b1

#b196b3

Split-complementary

#b3b196

#96a6b3

#a296b3

Tetradic

#b3b196

#98b396

#9698b3

#b196b3

Square

#b3b196

#96b3a2

#9698b3

#b396a6

Shades

Color #b3b196 mixed toward black.

#9c9976

#7f7d5c

#5f5e45

#403e2e

#201f17

Tints

Color #b3b196 mixed toward white.

#c0bea7

#cccbb9

#d9d8ca

#e6e5dc

#f2f2ed

Tones

Color #b3b196 mixed toward gray.

#b1af98

#aead9b

#acab9d

#a9a9a0

#a7a7a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b29d · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b29f · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b3a2a4 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b196]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b3b196 (#b3b196) is rgb(179, 177, 150) in RGB.

No, #b3b196 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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