#bab79b

Color #bab79b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bab79b

RGB

rgb(186, 183, 155)

HSL

hsl(54.2, 18.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.2, 16.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 16.7%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.98, -3.71, 14.65)

LCH

lch(73.98, 15.11, 104.21)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0386, 102.27)

HWB

hwb(54.2, 60.8%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9eba

Analogous

#baa89b

#bab79b

#aeba9b

Triadic

#bab79b

#9bbab7

#b79bba

Split-complementary

#bab79b

#9baeba

#a89bba

Tetradic

#bab79b

#9eba9b

#9b9eba

#b79bba

Square

#bab79b

#9bbaa8

#9b9eba

#ba9bae

Shades

Color #bab79b mixed toward black.

#a39f7a

#87835d

#656246

#43412e

#222117

Tints

Color #bab79b mixed toward white.

#c6c3ac

#d1cfbc

#dddbcd

#e8e7de

#f4f3ee

Tones

Color #bab79b mixed toward gray.

#b7b59e

#b5b3a0

#b2b1a3

#b0afa5

#adada8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9a2 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#b9b9a4 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#baa8a9 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 11.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bab79b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab79b]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bab79b (#bab79b) is rgb(186, 183, 155) in RGB.

No, #bab79b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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