Tan (Brown)

#B9BE9B

RGB: 185, 190, 155

Color OverviewHEX #B9BE9B

#B9BE9B Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #B9BE9B is composed of 73% red, 75% green, and 61% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 69°, saturation of 21%, and lightness of 68%.

HEX

#B9BE9B

RGB

185, 190, 155

HSL

69°, 21%, 68%

HSV

69°, 18%, 75%

CMYK

3%, 0%, 18%, 25%

Name Match

Tan

Closest Standard

Shades of #B9BE9B (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #B9BE9B (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #B9BE9B (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #B9BE9B

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #B9BE9B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.93 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #B9BE9B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):10.9 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #B9BE9B;
}

.element {
  color: #B9BE9B;
  background-color: #B9BE9B;
  border-color: #B9BE9B;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#B9BE9B] text-[#B9BE9B] border-[#B9BE9B]">
  Content styled with #B9BE9B
</div>