#b9c49f

Color #b9c49f

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.6 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c49f

RGB

rgb(185, 196, 159)

HSL

hsl(77.8, 23.9%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.8, 18.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 18.9%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(77.46, -10.26, 17.34)

LCH

lch(77.46, 20.15, 120.61)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0519, 120.96)

HWB

hwb(77.8, 62.4%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9fc4

Analogous

#c4bc9f

#b9c49f

#a6c49f

Triadic

#b9c49f

#9fb9c4

#c49fb9

Split-complementary

#b9c49f

#9fa6c4

#bc9fc4

Tetradic

#b9c49f

#9fc4aa

#aa9fc4

#c49fb9

Square

#b9c49f

#9fc4bc

#aa9fc4

#c49fa6

Shades

Color #b9c49f mixed toward black.

#9ead7a

#82935a

#616e44

#41492d

#202517

Tints

Color #b9c49f mixed toward white.

#c5ceaf

#d0d8bf

#dce2cf

#e8ebdf

#f3f5ef

Tones

Color #b9c49f mixed toward gray.

#b8c1a2

#b7bea5

#b5bba8

#b4b8ab

#b3b5ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebea9 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#bdbcab · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#bab0b2 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c49f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c49f]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b9c49f (#b9c49f) is rgb(185, 196, 159) in RGB.

No, #b9c49f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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