#b6b3aa

Color #b6b3aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.23 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b3aa

RGB

rgb(182, 179, 170)

HSL

hsl(45, 7.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 6.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 6.6%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.95, -0.56, 4.97)

LCH

lch(72.95, 5, 96.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.013, 91.76)

HWB

hwb(45, 66.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaadb6

Analogous

#b6adaa

#b6b3aa

#b3b6aa

Triadic

#b6b3aa

#aab6b3

#b3aab6

Split-complementary

#b6b3aa

#aab3b6

#adaab6

Tetradic

#b6b3aa

#adb6aa

#aaadb6

#b3aab6

Square

#b6b3aa

#aab6ad

#aaadb6

#b6aab3

Shades

Color #b6b3aa mixed toward black.

#9b978a

#7e7a6c

#5f5b51

#3f3d36

#201e1b

Tints

Color #b6b3aa mixed toward white.

#c2c0b8

#ceccc6

#dad9d4

#e7e6e3

#f3f2f1

Tones

Color #b6b3aa mixed toward gray.

#b5b2ab

#b4b2ac

#b3b1ad

#b2b1ae

#b1b0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ac · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b5ad · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#b6aeae · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b3aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b3aa]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b6b3aa (#b6b3aa) is rgb(182, 179, 170) in RGB.

No, #b6b3aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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