#b3b49b

Color #b3b49b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.93 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b49b

RGB

rgb(179, 180, 155)

HSL

hsl(62.4, 14.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.4, 13.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 13.9%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(72.62, -4.74, 12.66)

LCH

lch(72.62, 13.52, 110.53)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0346, 109.06)

HWB

hwb(62.4, 60.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9bb4

Analogous

#b4a99b

#b3b49b

#a7b49b

Triadic

#b3b49b

#9bb3b4

#b49bb3

Split-complementary

#b3b49b

#9ba7b4

#a99bb4

Tetradic

#b3b49b

#9bb49c

#9c9bb4

#b49bb3

Square

#b3b49b

#9bb4a9

#9c9bb4

#b49ba7

Shades

Color #b3b49b mixed toward black.

#9b9c7b

#7e8060

#5f6048

#3f4030

#202018

Tints

Color #b3b49b mixed toward white.

#c0c1ac

#cccdbc

#d9dacd

#e6e6de

#f2f3ee

Tones

Color #b3b49b mixed toward gray.

#b1b29d

#afb09f

#adaea1

#abaca3

#a9aaa5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3a2 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b3b3a3 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b3a6a7 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b49b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b49b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b3b49b (#b3b49b) is rgb(179, 180, 155) in RGB.

No, #b3b49b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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