#b5bf5e

Color #b5bf5e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bf5e

RGB

rgb(181, 191, 94)

HSL

hsl(66.2, 43.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.2, 50.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 50.8%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.76, -17.42, 47.24)

LCH

lch(74.76, 50.35, 110.24)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.1223, 114.13)

HWB

hwb(66.2, 36.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#685ebf

Analogous

#bf995e

#b5bf5e

#85bf5e

Triadic

#b5bf5e

#5eb5bf

#bf5eb5

Split-complementary

#b5bf5e

#5e85bf

#995ebf

Tetradic

#b5bf5e

#5ebf68

#685ebf

#bf5eb5

Square

#b5bf5e

#5ebf99

#685ebf

#bf5e85

Shades

Color #b5bf5e mixed toward black.

#9faa44

#808836

#606629

#40441b

#20220e

Tints

Color #b5bf5e mixed toward white.

#c1ca79

#ced494

#dadfaf

#e6eac9

#f3f4e4

Tones

Color #b5bf5e mixed toward gray.

#afb766

#a8af6e

#a2a776

#9b9f7e

#959786

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9ba7f · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b9b885 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b69296 · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bf5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bf5e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5bf5e (#b5bf5e) is rgb(181, 191, 94) in RGB.

No, #b5bf5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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