#b9b48d

Color #b9b48d

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b48d

RGB

rgb(185, 180, 141)

HSL

hsl(53.2, 23.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.2, 23.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 23.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.81, -4.61, 20.59)

LCH

lch(72.81, 21.1, 102.62)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0534, 101.46)

HWB

hwb(53.2, 55.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d92b9

Analogous

#b99e8d

#b9b48d

#a8b98d

Triadic

#b9b48d

#8db9b4

#b48db9

Split-complementary

#b9b48d

#8da8b9

#9e8db9

Tetradic

#b9b48d

#92b98d

#8d92b9

#b48db9

Square

#b9b48d

#8db99e

#8d92b9

#b98da8

Shades

Color #b9b48d mixed toward black.

#a49e6b

#878153

#65613e

#434029

#222015

Tints

Color #b9b48d mixed toward white.

#c5c0a0

#d0cdb3

#dcd9c6

#e8e6d9

#f3f2ec

Tones

Color #b9b48d mixed toward gray.

#b5b191

#b2ae94

#aeab98

#aaa99c

#a7a69f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b798 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b89a · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b99fa1 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b48d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b48d]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9b48d (#b9b48d) is rgb(185, 180, 141) in RGB.

No, #b9b48d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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