#b3b5a4

Color #b3b5a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b5a4

RGB

rgb(179, 181, 164)

HSL

hsl(67.1, 10.3%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.1, 9.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 9.4%, 29%)

LAB

lab(73.1, -3.76, 8.42)

LCH

lch(73.1, 9.22, 114.06)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0238, 112.47)

HWB

hwb(67.1, 64.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a4b5

Analogous

#b5aea4

#b3b5a4

#aab5a4

Triadic

#b3b5a4

#a4b3b5

#b5a4b3

Split-complementary

#b3b5a4

#a4aab5

#aea4b5

Tetradic

#b3b5a4

#a4b5a6

#a6a4b5

#b5a4b3

Square

#b3b5a4

#a4b5ae

#a6a4b5

#b5a4aa

Shades

Color #b3b5a4 mixed toward black.

#989b84

#7c7f67

#5d5f4d

#3e3f34

#1f201a

Tints

Color #b3b5a4 mixed toward white.

#c0c1b3

#cccec2

#d9dad1

#e6e6e1

#f2f3f0

Tones

Color #b3b5a4 mixed toward gray.

#b2b3a5

#b1b2a7

#b0b1a8

#afafaa

#adaeab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a8 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b4a9 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b3acac · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b5a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b5a4]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b3b5a4 (#b3b5a4) is rgb(179, 181, 164) in RGB.

No, #b3b5a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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