#b9b9ab

Color #b9b9ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b9ab

RGB

rgb(185, 185, 171)

HSL

hsl(60, 9.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 7.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 7.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.8, -2.51, 7.11)

LCH

lch(74.8, 7.54, 109.44)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0194, 106.76)

HWB

hwb(60, 67.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ababb9

Analogous

#b9b2ab

#b9b9ab

#b2b9ab

Triadic

#b9b9ab

#abb9b9

#b9abb9

Split-complementary

#b9b9ab

#abb2b9

#b2abb9

Tetradic

#b9b9ab

#abb9ab

#ababb9

#b9abb9

Square

#b9b9ab

#abb9b2

#ababb9

#b9abb2

Shades

Color #b9b9ab mixed toward black.

#9e9e8b

#81816c

#616151

#414136

#20201b

Tints

Color #b9b9ab mixed toward white.

#c5c5b9

#d0d0c7

#dcdcd5

#e8e8e3

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b9b9ab mixed toward gray.

#b8b8ac

#b7b7ad

#b5b5ae

#b4b4b0

#b3b3b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9af · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b9b9af · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b9b1b2 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b9ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b9ab]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9b9ab (#b9b9ab) is rgb(185, 185, 171) in RGB.

No, #b9b9ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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