#b4b3ad

Color #b4b3ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.88 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b3ad

RGB

rgb(180, 179, 173)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 4.5%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 3.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 3.9%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(72.87, -0.75, 3.18)

LCH

lch(72.87, 3.27, 103.27)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0085, 98.8)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 67.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adaeb4

Analogous

#b4afad

#b4b3ad

#b1b4ad

Triadic

#b4b3ad

#adb4b3

#b3adb4

Split-complementary

#b4b3ad

#adb1b4

#afadb4

Tetradic

#b4b3ad

#aeb4ad

#adaeb4

#b3adb4

Square

#b4b3ad

#adb4af

#adaeb4

#b4adb1

Shades

Color #b4b3ad mixed toward black.

#98978e

#7b7970

#5c5b54

#3d3d38

#1f1e1c

Tints

Color #b4b3ad mixed toward white.

#c0c0bb

#cdccc8

#d9d9d6

#e6e6e4

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b4b3ad mixed toward gray.

#b3b3ae

#b3b2ae

#b2b2af

#b2b1af

#b1b1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ae · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4af · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#b4b0b0 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b3ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b3ad]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b4b3ad (#b4b3ad) is rgb(180, 179, 173) in RGB.

No, #b4b3ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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