#b4b797

Color #b4b797

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.46 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b797

RGB

rgb(180, 183, 151)

HSL

hsl(65.6, 18.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.6, 17.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 17.5%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.42, -6.59, 15.96)

LCH

lch(73.42, 17.27, 112.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0442, 111.8)

HWB

hwb(65.6, 59.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a97b7

Analogous

#b7aa97

#b4b797

#a4b797

Triadic

#b4b797

#97b4b7

#b797b4

Split-complementary

#b4b797

#97a4b7

#aa97b7

Tetradic

#b4b797

#97b79a

#9a97b7

#b797b4

Square

#b4b797

#97b7aa

#9a97b7

#b797a4

Shades

Color #b4b797 mixed toward black.

#9ca076

#80845b

#606344

#40422e

#202117

Tints

Color #b4b797 mixed toward white.

#c1c3a8

#cdcfba

#dadbcb

#e6e7dc

#f3f3ee

Tones

Color #b4b797 mixed toward gray.

#b2b49a

#b0b29c

#aeaf9f

#abaca2

#a9aaa4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5a0 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b5b5a1 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#b4a6a7 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b797]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b4b797 (#b4b797) is rgb(180, 183, 151) in RGB.

No, #b4b797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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