#b5b98e

Color #b5b98e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b98e

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 142)

HSL

hsl(65.6, 23.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.6, 23.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 23.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.85, -8.62, 21.42)

LCH

lch(73.85, 23.09, 111.92)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0586, 112.15)

HWB

hwb(65.6, 55.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#928eb9

Analogous

#b9a78e

#b5b98e

#9fb98e

Triadic

#b5b98e

#8eb5b9

#b98eb5

Split-complementary

#b5b98e

#8e9fb9

#a78eb9

Tetradic

#b5b98e

#8eb992

#928eb9

#b98eb5

Square

#b5b98e

#8eb9a7

#928eb9

#b98e9f

Shades

Color #b5b98e mixed toward black.

#9fa46c

#828753

#61653f

#41432a

#202215

Tints

Color #b5b98e mixed toward white.

#c1c5a1

#ced0b4

#dadcc6

#e6e8d9

#f3f3ec

Tones

Color #b5b98e mixed toward gray.

#b2b592

#afb295

#acae99

#a9ab9c

#a6a7a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b79a · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b69d · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#b5a2a4 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b98e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b98e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b98e (#b5b98e) is rgb(181, 185, 142) in RGB.

No, #b5b98e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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