#b1ab9f

Color #b1ab9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b1ab9f

RGB

rgb(177, 171, 159)

HSL

hsl(40, 10.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 10.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 10.2%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.16, 0.02, 6.94)

LCH

lch(70.16, 6.94, 89.83)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0183, 84.66)

HWB

hwb(40, 62.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa5b1

Analogous

#b1a29f

#b1ab9f

#aeb19f

Triadic

#b1ab9f

#9fb1ab

#ab9fb1

Split-complementary

#b1ab9f

#9faeb1

#a29fb1

Tetradic

#b1ab9f

#a5b19f

#9fa5b1

#ab9fb1

Square

#b1ab9f

#9fb1a2

#9fa5b1

#b19fae

Shades

Color #b1ab9f mixed toward black.

#989080

#7c7464

#5d574b

#3e3a32

#1f1d19

Tints

Color #b1ab9f mixed toward white.

#beb9af

#cbc7bf

#d8d5cf

#e5e3df

#f2f1ef

Tones

Color #b1ab9f mixed toward gray.

#b0aba1

#aeaaa2

#adaaa4

#aba9a5

#aaa9a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea2 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#afafa3 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b1a4a5 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1ab9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1ab9f]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

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Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b1ab9f (#b1ab9f) is rgb(177, 171, 159) in RGB.

No, #b1ab9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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