#b9b7a1

Color #b9b7a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b7a1

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 161)

HSL

hsl(55, 14.6%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55, 13%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 13%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.03, -3.13, 11.45)

LCH

lch(74.03, 11.87, 105.29)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0305, 102.9)

HWB

hwb(55, 63.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a3b9

Analogous

#b9aba1

#b9b7a1

#afb9a1

Triadic

#b9b7a1

#a1b9b7

#b7a1b9

Split-complementary

#b9b7a1

#a1afb9

#aba1b9

Tetradic

#b9b7a1

#a3b9a1

#a1a3b9

#b7a1b9

Square

#b9b7a1

#a1b9ab

#a1a3b9

#b9a1af

Shades

Color #b9b7a1 mixed toward black.

#a09e80

#848162

#63614a

#424131

#212019

Tints

Color #b9b7a1 mixed toward white.

#c5c3b1

#d0cfc0

#dcdbd0

#e8e7e0

#f3f3ef

Tones

Color #b9b7a1 mixed toward gray.

#b7b5a3

#b5b4a5

#b3b2a7

#b1b0a9

#afafab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a7 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#b8b8a8 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b9abac · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b7a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b7a1]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#b9b7a1 (#b9b7a1) is rgb(185, 183, 161) in RGB.

No, #b9b7a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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