#b5b973

Color #b5b973

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 5.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 14.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b973

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 115)

HSL

hsl(63.4, 33.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.4, 37.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 37.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.39, -12.17, 35.06)

LCH

lch(73.39, 37.11, 109.14)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.092, 111.21)

HWB

hwb(63.4, 45.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7773b9

Analogous

#b99a73

#b5b973

#92b973

Triadic

#b5b973

#73b5b9

#b973b5

Split-complementary

#b5b973

#7392b9

#9a73b9

Tetradic

#b5b973

#73b977

#7773b9

#b973b5

Square

#b5b973

#73b99a

#7773b9

#b97392

Shades

Color #b5b973 mixed toward black.

#a2a753

#818543

#616432

#414321

#202111

Tints

Color #b5b973 mixed toward white.

#c1c58a

#ced0a2

#dadcb9

#e6e8d0

#f3f3e8

Tones

Color #b5b973 mixed toward gray.

#b0b379

#abad7f

#a5a784

#a0a28a

#9b9c90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b788 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b7b68d · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b59799 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b973;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b973]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b973 (#b5b973) is rgb(181, 185, 115) in RGB.

No, #b5b973 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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