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#b8b7a0

Color #b8b7a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Conversions

HEX
#b8b7a0
RGB
rgb(184, 183, 160)
HSL
hsl(57.5, 14.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(57.5, 13%, 72.2%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 13%, 27.8%)
LAB
lab(73.93, -3.66, 11.84)
LCH
lch(73.93, 12.39, 107.18)
OKLCH
oklch(77.4%, 0.0318, 105.13)
HWB
hwb(57.5, 62.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a1b8

Analogous

#b8aba0
#b8b7a0
#adb8a0

Triadic

#b8b7a0
#a0b8b7
#b7a0b8

Split-complementary

#b8b7a0
#a0adb8
#aba0b8

Tetradic

#b8b7a0
#a1b8a0
#a0a1b8
#b7a0b8

Square

#b8b7a0
#a0b8ab
#a0a1b8
#b8a0ad

Shades

Color #b8b7a0 mixed toward black.

#a09e7f
#838262
#63624a
#424131
#212119

Tints

Color #b8b7a0 mixed toward white.

#c4c3b0
#d0cfc0
#dcdbd0
#e7e7df
#f3f3ef

Tones

Color #b8b7a0 mixed toward gray.

#b6b5a2
#b4b3a4
#b2b2a6
#b0b0a8
#aeaeaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
2.04:1
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

#b8b8a6 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b8a7 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#b8aaab · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS
background-color: #b8b7a0;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#b8b7a0]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b
Ivory #fffff0
Beige #f5f5dc
Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2
Light Yellow #ffffe0
Olive #808000

Frequently asked questions

#b8b7a0 (#b8b7a0) is rgb(184, 183, 160) in RGB.

No, #b8b7a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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