#b8c166

Color #b8c166

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c166

RGB

rgb(184, 193, 102)

HSL

hsl(65.9, 42.3%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.9, 47.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 47.2%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(75.63, -16.45, 44.47)

LCH

lch(75.63, 47.42, 110.3)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.1159, 113.76)

HWB

hwb(65.9, 40%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f66c1

Analogous

#c19c66

#b8c166

#8ac166

Triadic

#b8c166

#66b8c1

#c166b8

Split-complementary

#b8c166

#668ac1

#9c66c1

Tetradic

#b8c166

#66c16f

#6f66c1

#c166b8

Square

#b8c166

#66c19c

#6f66c1

#c1668a

Shades

Color #b8c166 mixed toward black.

#a5af47

#848c39

#63692b

#42461c

#21230e

Tints

Color #b8c166 mixed toward white.

#c4cb7f

#d0d699

#dbe0b2

#e7eacc

#f3f5e5

Tones

Color #b8c166 mixed toward gray.

#b2b96d

#acb275

#a6aa7d

#a0a384

#999b8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc84 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbb8a · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b8969a · ΔE 35.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c166;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c166]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b8c166 (#b8c166) is rgb(184, 193, 102) in RGB.

No, #b8c166 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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