#b4b6a9

Color #b4b6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b6a9

RGB

rgb(180, 182, 169)

HSL

hsl(69.2, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.2, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73.56, -3.06, 6.37)

LCH

lch(73.56, 7.07, 115.66)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0183, 113.9)

HWB

hwb(69.2, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba9b6

Analogous

#b6b1a9

#b4b6a9

#adb6a9

Triadic

#b4b6a9

#a9b4b6

#b6a9b4

Split-complementary

#b4b6a9

#a9adb6

#b1a9b6

Tetradic

#b4b6a9

#a9b6ab

#aba9b6

#b6a9b4

Square

#b4b6a9

#a9b6b1

#aba9b6

#b6a9ad

Shades

Color #b4b6a9 mixed toward black.

#989b89

#7c7f6b

#5d5f51

#3e3f36

#1f201b

Tints

Color #b4b6a9 mixed toward white.

#c0c2b7

#cdcec6

#d9dad4

#e6e7e2

#f2f3f1

Tones

Color #b4b6a9 mixed toward gray.

#b3b5aa

#b2b4ab

#b2b3ac

#b1b2ad

#b0b1ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ac · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b5ad · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b4afaf · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b6a9]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b4b6a9 (#b4b6a9) is rgb(180, 182, 169) in RGB.

No, #b4b6a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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