#b9c08b

Color #b9c08b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.77 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c08b

RGB

rgb(185, 192, 139)

HSL

hsl(67.9, 29.6%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.9, 27.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 27.6%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(75.99, -11.16, 25.98)

LCH

lch(75.99, 28.28, 113.25)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0716, 114.17)

HWB

hwb(67.9, 54.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#928bc0

Analogous

#c0ac8b

#b9c08b

#9fc08b

Triadic

#b9c08b

#8bb9c0

#c08bb9

Split-complementary

#b9c08b

#8b9fc0

#ac8bc0

Tetradic

#b9c08b

#8bc092

#928bc0

#c08bb9

Square

#b9c08b

#8bc0ac

#928bc0

#c08b9f

Shades

Color #b9c08b mixed toward black.

#a3ad67

#868f4e

#656b3a

#434727

#222413

Tints

Color #b9c08b mixed toward white.

#c5ca9e

#d0d5b2

#dcdfc5

#e8ead8

#f3f4ec

Tones

Color #b9c08b mixed toward gray.

#b6bc8f

#b3b794

#afb398

#acae9d

#a9aaa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc9a · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbb9d · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#b9a5a7 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c08b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c08b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9c08b (#b9c08b) is rgb(185, 192, 139) in RGB.

No, #b9c08b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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