#b39986

Color #b39986

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b39986

RGB

rgb(179, 153, 134)

HSL

hsl(25.3, 22.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.3, 25.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 25.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.03, 6.65, 13.56)

LCH

lch(65.03, 15.1, 63.88)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0411, 58.13)

HWB

hwb(25.3, 52.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a0b3

Analogous

#b3868a

#b39986

#b3af86

Triadic

#b39986

#86b399

#9986b3

Split-complementary

#b39986

#86b3af

#868ab3

Tetradic

#b39986

#a0b386

#86a0b3

#9986b3

Square

#b39986

#8ab386

#86a0b3

#af86b3

Shades

Color #b39986 mixed toward black.

#9f7e66

#806551

#604b3c

#403228

#201914

Tints

Color #b39986 mixed toward white.

#c0aa9a

#ccbbae

#d9ccc3

#e6ddd7

#f2eeeb

Tones

Color #b39986 mixed toward gray.

#af9a8a

#ac9a8e

#a89b91

#a49b95

#a09c99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a88b · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#aaac8c · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#b28f8f · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39986;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39986]

Related colors

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#b39986 (#b39986) is rgb(179, 153, 134) in RGB.

No, #b39986 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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