#b6b6af

Color #b6b6af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.38 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b6af

RGB

rgb(182, 182, 175)

HSL

hsl(60, 4.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 3.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 3.8%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73.87, -1.28, 3.56)

LCH

lch(73.87, 3.78, 109.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0098, 106.59)

HWB

hwb(60, 68.6%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afafb6

Analogous

#b6b3af

#b6b6af

#b3b6af

Triadic

#b6b6af

#afb6b6

#b6afb6

Split-complementary

#b6b6af

#afb3b6

#b3afb6

Tetradic

#b6b6af

#afb6af

#afafb6

#b6afb6

Square

#b6b6af

#afb6b3

#afafb6

#b6afb3

Shades

Color #b6b6af mixed toward black.

#9a9a90

#7c7c72

#5d5d55

#3e3e39

#1f1f1c

Tints

Color #b6b6af mixed toward white.

#c2c2bc

#cececa

#dbdbd7

#e7e7e4

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b6b6af mixed toward gray.

#b5b5b0

#b4b4b1

#b3b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b1 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b1 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b6b2b2 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b6af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b6af]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b6b6af (#b6b6af) is rgb(182, 182, 175) in RGB.

No, #b6b6af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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