#b9c56a

Color #b9c56a

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c56a

RGB

rgb(185, 197, 106)

HSL

hsl(67.9, 44%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.9, 46.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 46.2%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.85, -17.66, 44.01)

LCH

lch(76.85, 47.42, 111.86)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.1166, 115.29)

HWB

hwb(67.9, 41.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#766ac5

Analogous

#c5a36a

#b9c56a

#8bc56a

Triadic

#b9c56a

#6ab9c5

#c56ab9

Split-complementary

#b9c56a

#6a8bc5

#a36ac5

Tetradic

#b9c56a

#6ac576

#766ac5

#c56ab9

Square

#b9c56a

#6ac5a3

#766ac5

#c56a8b

Shades

Color #b9c56a mixed toward black.

#a7b647

#869139

#646d2a

#43491c

#21240e

Tints

Color #b9c56a mixed toward white.

#c5cf83

#d0d89c

#dce2b4

#e8eccd

#f3f5e6

Tones

Color #b9c56a mixed toward gray.

#b3bd72

#aeb679

#a8ae81

#a3a788

#9d9f90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe88 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#bebd8d · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#ba9a9e · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c56a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c56a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9c56a (#b9c56a) is rgb(185, 197, 106) in RGB.

No, #b9c56a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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