#b9baa4

Color #b9baa4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9baa4

RGB

rgb(185, 186, 164)

HSL

hsl(62.7, 13.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.7, 11.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 11.8%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.9, -4.22, 11.05)

LCH

lch(74.9, 11.83, 110.9)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0304, 109.21)

HWB

hwb(62.7, 64.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a4ba

Analogous

#bab0a4

#b9baa4

#aebaa4

Triadic

#b9baa4

#a4b9ba

#baa4b9

Split-complementary

#b9baa4

#a4aeba

#b0a4ba

Tetradic

#b9baa4

#a4baa5

#a5a4ba

#baa4b9

Square

#b9baa4

#a4bab0

#a5a4ba

#baa4ae

Shades

Color #b9baa4 mixed toward black.

#9fa183

#838565

#62634b

#424232

#212119

Tints

Color #b9baa4 mixed toward white.

#c5c5b3

#d0d1c2

#dcdcd1

#e8e8e1

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #b9baa4 mixed toward gray.

#b7b8a6

#b6b6a8

#b4b4a9

#b2b3ab

#b1b1ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9aa · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b9b9ab · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b9aeaf · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9baa4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9baa4]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9baa4 (#b9baa4) is rgb(185, 186, 164) in RGB.

No, #b9baa4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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