#b6a879

Color #b6a879

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a879

RGB

rgb(182, 168, 121)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 29.5%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 33.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 33.5%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(68.99, -2.1, 26.16)

LCH

lch(68.99, 26.24, 94.59)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0654, 93.51)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 47.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7987b6

Analogous

#b68979

#b6a879

#a6b679

Triadic

#b6a879

#79b6a8

#a879b6

Split-complementary

#b6a879

#79a6b6

#8979b6

Tetradic

#b6a879

#87b679

#7987b6

#a879b6

Square

#b6a879

#79b689

#7987b6

#b679a6

Shades

Color #b6a879 mixed toward black.

#a39259

#837547

#625835

#413b24

#211d12

Tints

Color #b6a879 mixed toward white.

#c2b68f

#cec5a6

#dbd3bc

#e7e2d2

#f3f0e9

Tones

Color #b6a879 mixed toward gray.

#b1a57e

#aca283

#a7a088

#a29d8d

#9d9a92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b086 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b289 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#b59092 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a879]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b6a879 (#b6a879) is rgb(182, 168, 121) in RGB.

No, #b6a879 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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