#b5bc99

Color #b5bc99

A muted light green.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bc99

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 153)

HSL

hsl(72, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 18.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.88, -8.53, 16.93)

LCH

lch(74.88, 18.96, 116.74)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0486, 116.67)

HWB

hwb(72, 60%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a099bc

Analogous

#bcb299

#b5bc99

#a4bc99

Triadic

#b5bc99

#99b5bc

#bc99b5

Split-complementary

#b5bc99

#99a4bc

#b299bc

Tetradic

#b5bc99

#99bca0

#a099bc

#bc99b5

Square

#b5bc99

#99bcb2

#a099bc

#bc99a4

Shades

Color #b5bc99 mixed toward black.

#9ca677

#80895a

#606744

#40452d

#202217

Tints

Color #b5bc99 mixed toward white.

#c1c7aa

#ced2bb

#dadecc

#e6e9dd

#f3f4ee

Tones

Color #b5bc99 mixed toward gray.

#b3b99c

#b2b69f

#b0b3a2

#aeb0a5

#acaea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a2 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b7a5 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b5a9ab · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bc99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bc99]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b5bc99 (#b5bc99) is rgb(181, 188, 153) in RGB.

No, #b5bc99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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