#b8bc8a

Color #b8bc8a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bc8a

RGB

rgb(184, 188, 138)

HSL

hsl(64.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 26.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.82, -9.61, 24.91)

LCH

lch(74.82, 26.7, 111.1)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0675, 111.66)

HWB

hwb(64.8, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8abc

Analogous

#bca78a

#b8bc8a

#9fbc8a

Triadic

#b8bc8a

#8ab8bc

#bc8ab8

Split-complementary

#b8bc8a

#8a9fbc

#a78abc

Tetradic

#b8bc8a

#8abc8e

#8e8abc

#bc8ab8

Square

#b8bc8a

#8abca7

#8e8abc

#bc8a9f

Shades

Color #b8bc8a mixed toward black.

#a3a867

#858a4f

#64683b

#434528

#212314

Tints

Color #b8bc8a mixed toward white.

#c4c79d

#d0d2b1

#dbddc4

#e7e9d8

#f3f4eb

Tones

Color #b8bc8a mixed toward gray.

#b4b88e

#b1b492

#adaf96

#aaab9b

#a6a79f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba98 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#bab99b · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#b8a2a4 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bc8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bc8a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b8bc8a (#b8bc8a) is rgb(184, 188, 138) in RGB.

No, #b8bc8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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