#b28b6a

Color #b28b6a

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.22 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b28b6a

RGB

rgb(178, 139, 106)

HSL

hsl(27.5, 31.9%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.5, 40.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 40.4%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(60.76, 10.32, 23.32)

LCH

lch(60.76, 25.5, 66.13)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0662, 61.58)

HWB

hwb(27.5, 41.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a91b2

Analogous

#b26a6d

#b28b6a

#b2af6a

Triadic

#b28b6a

#6ab28b

#8b6ab2

Split-complementary

#b28b6a

#6ab2af

#6a6db2

Tetradic

#b28b6a

#91b26a

#6a91b2

#8b6ab2

Square

#b28b6a

#6db26a

#6a91b2

#af6ab2

Shades

Color #b28b6a mixed toward black.

#9c7351

#7d5c40

#5e4530

#3e2e20

#1f1710

Tints

Color #b28b6a mixed toward white.

#bf9e83

#ccb29c

#d9c5b4

#e5d8cd

#f2ece6

Tones

Color #b28b6a mixed toward gray.

#ac8c70

#a68c76

#a08d7c

#9a8d82

#948e88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a273 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a875 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#b07a7b · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b28b6a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28b6a]

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Chocolate #d2691e

Linen #faf0e6

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#b28b6a (#b28b6a) is rgb(178, 139, 106) in RGB.

No, #b28b6a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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