#b8b291

Color #b8b291

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b291

RGB

rgb(184, 178, 145)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 21.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 21.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 21.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.28, -3.34, 17.67)

LCH

lch(72.28, 17.98, 100.7)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0457, 98.8)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 56.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9197b8

Analogous

#b89f91

#b8b291

#aab891

Triadic

#b8b291

#91b8b2

#b291b8

Split-complementary

#b8b291

#91aab8

#9f91b8

Tetradic

#b8b291

#97b891

#9197b8

#b291b8

Square

#b8b291

#91b89f

#9197b8

#b891aa

Shades

Color #b8b291 mixed toward black.

#a29b70

#857e56

#645e41

#433f2b

#211f16

Tints

Color #b8b291 mixed toward white.

#c4bfa3

#d0ccb6

#dbd8c8

#e7e5da

#f3f2ed

Tones

Color #b8b291 mixed toward gray.

#b5b094

#b1ad97

#aeab9b

#aba99e

#a8a7a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b59a · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b69c · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b8a0a2 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b291;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b291]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b8b291 (#b8b291) is rgb(184, 178, 145) in RGB.

No, #b8b291 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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