#b9a976

Color #b9a976

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.64 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a976

RGB

rgb(185, 169, 118)

HSL

hsl(45.7, 32.4%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.7, 36.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 36.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.47, -1.79, 28.45)

LCH

lch(69.47, 28.51, 93.6)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0707, 92.68)

HWB

hwb(45.7, 46.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7686b9

Analogous

#b98776

#b9a976

#a7b976

Triadic

#b9a976

#76b9a9

#a976b9

Split-complementary

#b9a976

#76a7b9

#8776b9

Tetradic

#b9a976

#86b976

#7686b9

#a976b9

Square

#b9a976

#76b987

#7686b9

#b976a7

Shades

Color #b9a976 mixed toward black.

#a79455

#867644

#645933

#433b22

#211e11

Tints

Color #b9a976 mixed toward white.

#c5b78d

#d0c6a4

#dcd4ba

#e8e2d1

#f3f1e8

Tones

Color #b9a976 mixed toward gray.

#b3a67c

#aea381

#a8a087

#a39d8c

#9d9a92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b285 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b488 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b88f91 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a976;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a976]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#b9a976 (#b9a976) is rgb(185, 169, 118) in RGB.

No, #b9a976 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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