#b9c994

Color #b9c994

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13.2 Nearest Tailwind class lime-100 #ecfcca · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c994

RGB

rgb(185, 201, 148)

HSL

hsl(78.1, 32.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78.1, 26.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 0%, 26.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.59, -14.49, 24.74)

LCH

lch(78.59, 28.67, 120.36)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0735, 121.7)

HWB

hwb(78.1, 58%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a494c9

Analogous

#c9be94

#b9c994

#9ec994

Triadic

#b9c994

#94b9c9

#c994b9

Split-complementary

#b9c994

#949ec9

#be94c9

Tetradic

#b9c994

#94c9a4

#a494c9

#c994b9

Square

#b9c994

#94c9be

#a494c9

#c9949e

Shades

Color #b9c994 mixed toward black.

#a0b56d

#839b4e

#63743b

#424d27

#212714

Tints

Color #b9c994 mixed toward white.

#c5d2a6

#d0dbb8

#dce4c9

#e8eddb

#f3f6ed

Tones

Color #b9c994 mixed toward gray.

#b7c598

#b5c09d

#b4bca1

#b2b7a6

#b0b3aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0a3 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#bfbea6 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#baaeb0 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c994;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c994]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b9c994 (#b9c994) is rgb(185, 201, 148) in RGB.

No, #b9c994 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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