#b8b6ac

Color #b8b6ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6ac

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 172)

HSL

hsl(50, 7.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 6.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 6.5%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.95, -1.1, 5.33)

LCH

lch(73.95, 5.44, 101.66)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0141, 97.33)

HWB

hwb(50, 67.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acaeb8

Analogous

#b8b0ac

#b8b6ac

#b4b8ac

Triadic

#b8b6ac

#acb8b6

#b6acb8

Split-complementary

#b8b6ac

#acb4b8

#b0acb8

Tetradic

#b8b6ac

#aeb8ac

#acaeb8

#b6acb8

Square

#b8b6ac

#acb8b0

#acaeb8

#b8acb4

Shades

Color #b8b6ac mixed toward black.

#9d9a8c

#807d6d

#605e52

#403e37

#201f1b

Tints

Color #b8b6ac mixed toward white.

#c4c2ba

#d0cec8

#dbdad5

#e7e7e3

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b8b6ac mixed toward gray.

#b7b5ad

#b6b5ae

#b5b4af

#b4b3b0

#b3b3b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ae · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7af · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#b8b0b1 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6ac]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6ac (#b8b6ac) is rgb(184, 182, 172) in RGB.

No, #b8b6ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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