#B5BEB1

Accessibility

AAA

10.96:1

Vs white / black

1.92:1 · 10.96:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b5beb1

RGB

rgb(181, 190, 177)

RGBA

rgba(181, 190, 177, 1)

HSL

hsl(102, 9%, 72%)

HSLA

hsla(102, 9%, 72%, 1)

HSV

hsv(102, 7%, 75%)

LAB

lab(75.96% -5.53 5.49)

LCH

lch(75.96% 7.79 135.21)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7907 -0.0148 0.0144)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7907 0.0206 135.78)

XYZ

xyz(45.40, 49.82, 48.81)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 25%)

CSS

color: #b5beb1;

CSS variable

--color-b5beb1: #b5beb1;

SCSS

$color-b5beb1: #b5beb1;

JavaScript

const color = "#b5beb1";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b5beb1";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b5beb1" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b5beb1", "rgb": { "r": 181, "g": 190, "b": 177 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7907 0.0206 135.78)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b5beb1-1: #b5beb1;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-300

Very different · ΔE 10.2 · #D4D4D4

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 8.22 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 8.14 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.42 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50eff8eb 100e2ebde 200ced7ca 300b8c1b4 4009ca598 50081897d 6006b7367 700555c51 8003f463c 9002b3127 950161d13

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9faf9 f3f4f2 edefec e6e9e5 e0e4df dadfd8 d4d9d2 ced4cb c8cec5 c1c9be bbc3b8 b5beb1 a6aea2 979e94 888f85 797f76 6a6f67 5b5f59 4b4f4a 3c3f3b 2d302c 1e201d 0f100f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9faf9 f3f4f2 edefec e6e9e5 e0e4df dadfd8 d4d9d2 ced4cb c8cec5 c1c9be bbc3b8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a6aea2 979e94 888f85 797f76 6a6f67 5b5f59 4b4f4a 3c3f3b 2d302c 1e201d 0f100f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b1b9ad acb4a9 a8afa5 a3a9a1 9fa49d 9b9f99 969a94 929590 8d908c 898a88 848584

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B5BEB1Stop 1 #BAB1BEStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BBBEB1Stop 1 #B5BEB1Stop 2 #B1BEB4Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B5BEB1Stop 1 #B1B5BEStop 2 #BEB1B5Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B5BEB1Stop 1 #B4B1BEStop 2 #BEB1BBStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#31382EStop 1 #566151Stop 2 #7B8B74Stop 3 #A3AE9EStop 4 #CAD1C7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b5beb1 works

#B5BEB1 (#b5beb1) sits in the light green family at about 102° hue, 9% saturation, and 72% lightness. Contrast is 1.92:1 on white and 10.96:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b5beb1 as small body text on white — 1.92:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Vitality, optimism, and renewal. Friendly for outdoor and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Green range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Silver#BDC3C7 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Concrete#95A5A6 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3

Where #b5beb1 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b5beb1 as small body text on white — 1.92:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.