#b5b7a5

Color #b5b7a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.49 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b7a5

RGB

rgb(181, 183, 165)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 11.1%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 9.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 9.8%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.81, -3.93, 8.92)

LCH

lch(73.81, 9.75, 113.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.025, 112.06)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 64.7%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a5b7

Analogous

#b7b0a5

#b5b7a5

#acb7a5

Triadic

#b5b7a5

#a5b5b7

#b7a5b5

Split-complementary

#b5b7a5

#a5acb7

#b0a5b7

Tetradic

#b5b7a5

#a5b7a7

#a7a5b7

#b7a5b5

Square

#b5b7a5

#a5b7b0

#a7a5b7

#b7a5ac

Shades

Color #b5b7a5 mixed toward black.

#9a9d85

#7e8167

#5e614d

#3f4034

#1f201a

Tints

Color #b5b7a5 mixed toward white.

#c1c3b4

#cecfc3

#dadbd2

#e6e7e1

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #b5b7a5 mixed toward gray.

#b4b5a6

#b3b4a8

#b1b2a9

#b0b1ab

#afafac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6aa · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b6ab · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b5adae · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b7a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b7a5]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b7a5 (#b5b7a5) is rgb(181, 183, 165) in RGB.

No, #b5b7a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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