#b0aa9b

Color #b0aa9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b0aa9b

RGB

rgb(176, 170, 155)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 11.7%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 11.9%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 11.9%, 31%)

LAB

lab(69.72, -0.49, 8.5)

LCH

lch(69.72, 8.51, 93.3)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0222, 88.71)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 60.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba1b0

Analogous

#b0a09b

#b0aa9b

#abb09b

Triadic

#b0aa9b

#9bb0aa

#aa9bb0

Split-complementary

#b0aa9b

#9babb0

#a09bb0

Tetradic

#b0aa9b

#a1b09b

#9ba1b0

#aa9bb0

Square

#b0aa9b

#9bb0a0

#9ba1b0

#b09bab

Shades

Color #b0aa9b mixed toward black.

#98907c

#7b7461

#5c5749

#3e3a31

#1f1d18

Tints

Color #b0aa9b mixed toward white.

#bdb8ac

#cac6bc

#d7d4cd

#e5e3de

#f2f1ee

Tones

Color #b0aa9b mixed toward gray.

#aea99d

#aca89f

#aba8a0

#a9a7a2

#a7a6a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad9f · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#aeaea0 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b0a2a2 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0aa9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0aa9b]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b0aa9b (#b0aa9b) is rgb(176, 170, 155) in RGB.

No, #b0aa9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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