#b3b38e

Color #b3b38e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b38e

RGB

rgb(179, 179, 142)

HSL

hsl(60, 19.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 20.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 20.7%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.08, -6.23, 18.96)

LCH

lch(72.08, 19.96, 108.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0507, 107.58)

HWB

hwb(60, 55.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8eb3

Analogous

#b3a08e

#b3b38e

#a0b38e

Triadic

#b3b38e

#8eb3b3

#b38eb3

Split-complementary

#b3b38e

#8ea0b3

#a08eb3

Tetradic

#b3b38e

#8eb38e

#8e8eb3

#b38eb3

Square

#b3b38e

#8eb3a0

#8e8eb3

#b38ea0

Shades

Color #b3b38e mixed toward black.

#9d9d6e

#808056

#606040

#40402b

#202015

Tints

Color #b3b38e mixed toward white.

#c0c0a1

#ccccb4

#d9d9c6

#e6e6d9

#f2f2ec

Tones

Color #b3b38e mixed toward gray.

#b0b091

#adad94

#aaaa97

#a7a79a

#a3a39d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b398 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b39a · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#b39fa1 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b38e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b38e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b3b38e (#b3b38e) is rgb(179, 179, 142) in RGB.

No, #b3b38e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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