#b9b59a

Color #b9b59a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.14 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b59a

RGB

rgb(185, 181, 154)

HSL

hsl(52.3, 18.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.3, 16.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 16.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.35, -3.18, 14.29)

LCH

lch(73.35, 14.64, 102.55)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0374, 100.32)

HWB

hwb(52.3, 60.4%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9eb9

Analogous

#b9a69a

#b9b59a

#aeb99a

Triadic

#b9b59a

#9ab9b5

#b59ab9

Split-complementary

#b9b59a

#9aaeb9

#a69ab9

Tetradic

#b9b59a

#9eb99a

#9a9eb9

#b59ab9

Square

#b9b59a

#9ab9a6

#9a9eb9

#b99aae

Shades

Color #b9b59a mixed toward black.

#a29d79

#86805d

#646045

#43402e

#212017

Tints

Color #b9b59a mixed toward white.

#c5c1ab

#d0cebc

#dcdacd

#e8e6dd

#f3f3ee

Tones

Color #b9b59a mixed toward gray.

#b6b39d

#b4b19f

#b1afa2

#afada4

#acaba7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7a1 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b8a3 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b9a6a8 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 11.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b59a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b59a]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9b59a (#b9b59a) is rgb(185, 181, 154) in RGB.

No, #b9b59a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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