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#b2b166 color: Rodham

#b2b166 is rgb(178, 177, 102) in RGB and oklch(74.438% 0.09741 107.881) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

74.4%
0.097
108°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • olive-400
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #b2b166

#b2b166 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Rodham (#b2b26c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b2b166 mixed with white

  1. b2b166
  2. b9b976
  3. c1c186
  4. c8c895
  5. d0d0a4
  6. d8d8b3
  7. dfe0c2
  8. e7e8d1
  9. efefe1
  10. f7f7f0

Darker: #b2b166 mixed with black

  1. b2b166
  2. 9a9958
  3. 83834a
  4. 6d6c3c
  5. 57572f
  6. 434223
  7. 2f2f17
  8. 1d1c0c
  9. 0c0c04
  10. 010100

Calmer: #b2b166 with less saturation

  1. b2b166
  2. b1b16e
  3. b1b076
  4. b0b07d
  5. afaf85
  6. afaf8c
  7. aeae92
  8. aeae99
  9. adad9f
  10. acada6

Questions about #b2b166

What color is #b2b166?

#b2b166 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Rodham. In RGB it is rgb(178, 177, 102), in HSL hsl(59.21, 33.04%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.438% 0.09741 107.881).

What colors go well with #b2b166?

The complementary color of #b2b166 is #a9a3e7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cea563 and #8ebb7e. The triadic partners are #63b8dd and #da93b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #b2b166?

Black text reads better on #b2b166: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b2b166 a warm or cool color?

#b2b166 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.097.