#b9b8a8

Color #b9b8a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.22 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b8a8

RGB

rgb(185, 184, 168)

HSL

hsl(56.5, 10.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.5, 9.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 9.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.46, -2.49, 8.26)

LCH

lch(74.46, 8.63, 106.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0222, 104.1)

HWB

hwb(56.5, 65.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a9b9

Analogous

#b9afa8

#b9b8a8

#b1b9a8

Triadic

#b9b8a8

#a8b9b8

#b8a8b9

Split-complementary

#b9b8a8

#a8b1b9

#afa8b9

Tetradic

#b9b8a8

#a9b9a8

#a8a9b9

#b8a8b9

Square

#b9b8a8

#a8b9af

#a8a9b9

#b9a8b1

Shades

Color #b9b8a8 mixed toward black.

#9f9d87

#828169

#62614f

#414034

#21201a

Tints

Color #b9b8a8 mixed toward white.

#c5c4b6

#d0d0c5

#dcdbd3

#e8e7e2

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #b9b8a8 mixed toward gray.

#b8b7a9

#b6b5ab

#b5b4ac

#b3b3ae

#b2b2af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ac · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9ad · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b9afb0 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b8a8]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9b8a8 (#b9b8a8) is rgb(185, 184, 168) in RGB.

No, #b9b8a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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