#b9cb99

Color #b9cb99

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 12.54 Nearest Tailwind class lime-100 #ecfcca · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cb99

RGB

rgb(185, 203, 153)

HSL

hsl(81.6, 32.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(81.6, 24.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 0%, 24.6%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(79.23, -14.77, 22.97)

LCH

lch(79.23, 27.31, 122.74)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0702, 124.03)

HWB

hwb(81.6, 60%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab99cb

Analogous

#cbc499

#b9cb99

#a0cb99

Triadic

#b9cb99

#99b9cb

#cb99b9

Split-complementary

#b9cb99

#99a0cb

#c499cb

Tetradic

#b9cb99

#99cbab

#ab99cb

#cb99b9

Square

#b9cb99

#99cbc4

#ab99cb

#cb99a0

Shades

Color #b9cb99 mixed toward black.

#9eb772

#819d50

#61763c

#414f28

#202714

Tints

Color #b9cb99 mixed toward white.

#c5d4aa

#d0dcbb

#dce5cc

#e8eedd

#f3f6ee

Tones

Color #b9cb99 mixed toward gray.

#b8c79d

#b7c3a1

#b5bfa5

#b4baaa

#b3b6ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1a7 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#c0bfaa · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#bab1b3 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cb99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cb99]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b9cb99 (#b9cb99) is rgb(185, 203, 153) in RGB.

No, #b9cb99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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