#b2a297

Color #b2a297

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a297

RGB

rgb(178, 162, 151)

HSL

hsl(24.4, 14.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.4, 15.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 15.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(67.68, 3.95, 7.83)

LCH

lch(67.68, 8.77, 63.23)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0245, 56.83)

HWB

hwb(24.4, 59.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a7b2

Analogous

#b2979a

#b2a297

#b2af97

Triadic

#b2a297

#97b2a2

#a297b2

Split-complementary

#b2a297

#97b2af

#979ab2

Tetradic

#b2a297

#a7b297

#97a7b2

#a297b2

Square

#b2a297

#9ab297

#97a7b2

#af97b2

Shades

Color #b2a297 mixed toward black.

#9b8677

#7e6b5d

#5e5046

#3f352f

#1f1b17

Tints

Color #b2a297 mixed toward white.

#bfb1a8

#ccc1ba

#d8d0cb

#e5e0dc

#f2efee

Tones

Color #b2a297 mixed toward gray.

#b0a299

#ada39b

#aba39e

#a9a4a0

#a7a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9a · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#acad9a · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#b19c9c · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a297;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a297]

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Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#b2a297 (#b2a297) is rgb(178, 162, 151) in RGB.

No, #b2a297 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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