#b3a59e

Color #b3a59e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.69 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a59e

RGB

rgb(179, 165, 158)

HSL

hsl(20, 12.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 11.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 11.7%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(68.72, 3.85, 5.45)

LCH

lch(68.72, 6.67, 54.76)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0192, 48.59)

HWB

hwb(20, 62%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eacb3

Analogous

#b39ea2

#b3a59e

#b3b09e

Triadic

#b3a59e

#9eb3a5

#a59eb3

Split-complementary

#b3a59e

#9eb3b0

#9ea2b3

Tetradic

#b3a59e

#acb39e

#9eacb3

#a59eb3

Square

#b3a59e

#a2b39e

#9eacb3

#b09eb3

Shades

Color #b3a59e mixed toward black.

#9a887f

#7e6c63

#5e514a

#3f3631

#1f1b19

Tints

Color #b3a59e mixed toward white.

#c0b4ae

#ccc3be

#d9d2cf

#e6e1df

#f2f0ef

Tones

Color #b3a59e mixed toward gray.

#b1a6a0

#b0a6a2

#aea7a3

#aca7a5

#aaa8a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adada0 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#aeafa0 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#b2a1a1 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a59e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a59e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#b3a59e (#b3a59e) is rgb(179, 165, 158) in RGB.

No, #b3a59e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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