#b5b394

Color #b5b394

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.95 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b394

RGB

rgb(181, 179, 148)

HSL

hsl(56.4, 18.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.4, 18.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 18.2%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.36, -4.56, 16.12)

LCH

lch(72.36, 16.75, 105.8)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0427, 104.36)

HWB

hwb(56.4, 58%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9496b5

Analogous

#b5a294

#b5b394

#a6b594

Triadic

#b5b394

#94b5b3

#b394b5

Split-complementary

#b5b394

#94a6b5

#a294b5

Tetradic

#b5b394

#96b594

#9496b5

#b394b5

Square

#b5b394

#94b5a2

#9496b5

#b594a6

Shades

Color #b5b394 mixed toward black.

#9f9c74

#827f5a

#615f43

#41402d

#202016

Tints

Color #b5b394 mixed toward white.

#c1c0a6

#ceccb8

#dad9c9

#e6e6db

#f3f2ed

Tones

Color #b5b394 mixed toward gray.

#b2b197

#afae99

#adac9c

#aaa99f

#a7a7a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b49c · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b49e · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b5a2a4 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b394;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b394]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b5b394 (#b5b394) is rgb(181, 179, 148) in RGB.

No, #b5b394 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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