#b4b59b

Color #b4b59b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.53 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b59b

RGB

rgb(180, 181, 155)

HSL

hsl(62.3, 14.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.3, 14.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 14.4%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.97, -4.89, 13.16)

LCH

lch(72.97, 14.04, 110.38)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.036, 108.99)

HWB

hwb(62.3, 60.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9bb5

Analogous

#b5a99b

#b4b59b

#a7b59b

Triadic

#b4b59b

#9bb4b5

#b59bb4

Split-complementary

#b4b59b

#9ba7b5

#a99bb5

Tetradic

#b4b59b

#9bb59c

#9c9bb5

#b59bb4

Square

#b4b59b

#9bb5a9

#9c9bb5

#b59ba7

Shades

Color #b4b59b mixed toward black.

#9c9d7b

#7f815f

#606148

#404030

#202018

Tints

Color #b4b59b mixed toward white.

#c1c1ac

#cdcebc

#dadacd

#e6e6de

#f3f3ee

Tones

Color #b4b59b mixed toward gray.

#b2b39d

#b0b19f

#aeafa2

#acaca4

#aaaaa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a2 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b4b4a3 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b4a7a8 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b59b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b59b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b4b59b (#b4b59b) is rgb(180, 181, 155) in RGB.

No, #b4b59b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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