#b8b491

Color #b8b491

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.4 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b491

RGB

rgb(184, 180, 145)

HSL

hsl(53.8, 21.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.8, 21.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 21.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.81, -4.41, 18.41)

LCH

lch(72.81, 18.93, 103.47)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0481, 102.01)

HWB

hwb(53.8, 56.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9195b8

Analogous

#b8a091

#b8b491

#a8b891

Triadic

#b8b491

#91b8b4

#b491b8

Split-complementary

#b8b491

#91a8b8

#a091b8

Tetradic

#b8b491

#95b891

#9195b8

#b491b8

Square

#b8b491

#91b8a0

#9195b8

#b891a8

Shades

Color #b8b491 mixed toward black.

#a29d70

#858056

#646041

#43402b

#212016

Tints

Color #b8b491 mixed toward white.

#c4c0a3

#d0cdb6

#dbd9c8

#e7e6da

#f3f2ed

Tones

Color #b8b491 mixed toward gray.

#b5b194

#b1af97

#aeac9b

#abaa9e

#a8a7a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b69a · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b79d · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b8a1a3 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b491;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b491]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b8b491 (#b8b491) is rgb(184, 180, 145) in RGB.

No, #b8b491 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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