#b6bb9c

Color #b6bb9c

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.32 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bb9c

RGB

rgb(182, 187, 156)

HSL

hsl(69.7, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.7, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 16.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.75, -7.16, 15.14)

LCH

lch(74.75, 16.75, 115.31)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.043, 114.78)

HWB

hwb(69.7, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a19cbb

Analogous

#bbb19c

#b6bb9c

#a7bb9c

Triadic

#b6bb9c

#9cb6bb

#bb9cb6

Split-complementary

#b6bb9c

#9ca7bb

#b19cbb

Tetradic

#b6bb9c

#9cbba1

#a19cbb

#bb9cb6

Square

#b6bb9c

#9cbbb1

#a19cbb

#bb9ca7

Shades

Color #b6bb9c mixed toward black.

#9da47a

#81885d

#616646

#40442f

#202217

Tints

Color #b6bb9c mixed toward white.

#c2c6ad

#ced2bd

#dbddce

#e7e8de

#f3f4ef

Tones

Color #b6bb9c mixed toward gray.

#b4b99f

#b3b6a1

#b1b3a4

#afb1a6

#adaea9

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

#b8b8a4 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b8a6 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b6aaac · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bb9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bb9c]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b6bb9c (#b6bb9c) is rgb(182, 187, 156) in RGB.

No, #b6bb9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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