#b9b593

Color #b9b593

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b593

RGB

rgb(185, 181, 147)

HSL

hsl(53.7, 21.3%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.7, 20.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 20.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.2, -4.26, 17.88)

LCH

lch(73.2, 18.38, 103.4)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0467, 101.86)

HWB

hwb(53.7, 57.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9397b9

Analogous

#b9a293

#b9b593

#aab993

Triadic

#b9b593

#93b9b5

#b593b9

Split-complementary

#b9b593

#93aab9

#a293b9

Tetradic

#b9b593

#97b993

#9397b9

#b593b9

Square

#b9b593

#93b9a2

#9397b9

#b993aa

Shades

Color #b9b593 mixed toward black.

#a39e71

#868157

#656141

#43412c

#222016

Tints

Color #b9b593 mixed toward white.

#c5c1a5

#d0ceb7

#dcdac9

#e8e6db

#f3f3ed

Tones

Color #b9b593 mixed toward gray.

#b6b296

#b3b099

#afad9d

#acaba0

#a9a9a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b79c · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b89e · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#b9a3a4 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b593;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b593]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9b593 (#b9b593) is rgb(185, 181, 147) in RGB.

No, #b9b593 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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