#b5ad8d

Color #b5ad8d

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.06 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5ad8d

RGB

rgb(181, 173, 141)

HSL

hsl(48, 21.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 22.1%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 22.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.62, -2.42, 17.51)

LCH

lch(70.62, 17.68, 97.87)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.045, 95.61)

HWB

hwb(48, 55.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d95b5

Analogous

#b5998d

#b5ad8d

#a9b58d

Triadic

#b5ad8d

#8db5ad

#ad8db5

Split-complementary

#b5ad8d

#8da9b5

#998db5

Tetradic

#b5ad8d

#95b58d

#8d95b5

#ad8db5

Square

#b5ad8d

#8db599

#8d95b5

#b58da9

Shades

Color #b5ad8d mixed toward black.

#a0966c

#827954

#625b3f

#413c2a

#211e15

Tints

Color #b5ad8d mixed toward white.

#c1bba0

#cec8b3

#dad6c6

#e6e4d9

#f3f1ec

Tones

Color #b5ad8d mixed toward gray.

#b2ab90

#aea994

#aba797

#a8a59a

#a4a39e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b296 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b398 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#b59c9d · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5ad8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5ad8d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b5ad8d (#b5ad8d) is rgb(181, 173, 141) in RGB.

No, #b5ad8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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