#b9b289

Color #b9b289

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b289

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 137)

HSL

hsl(51.3, 25.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.3, 25.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 25.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.2, -4.11, 21.91)

LCH

lch(72.2, 22.29, 100.62)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0563, 99.51)

HWB

hwb(51.3, 53.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8990b9

Analogous

#b99a89

#b9b289

#a8b989

Triadic

#b9b289

#89b9b2

#b289b9

Split-complementary

#b9b289

#89a8b9

#9a89b9

Tetradic

#b9b289

#90b989

#8990b9

#b289b9

Square

#b9b289

#89b99a

#8990b9

#b989a8

Shades

Color #b9b289 mixed toward black.

#a59c67

#877f50

#655f3c

#433f28

#222014

Tints

Color #b9b289 mixed toward white.

#c5bf9d

#d0ccb0

#dcd8c4

#e8e5d8

#f3f2eb

Tones

Color #b9b289 mixed toward gray.

#b5af8d

#b1ac91

#ada995

#a9a799

#a5a49d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b694 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b797 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#b99c9e · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b289;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b289]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#b9b289 (#b9b289) is rgb(185, 178, 137) in RGB.

No, #b9b289 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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