#b3a696

Color #b3a696

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a696

RGB

rgb(179, 166, 150)

HSL

hsl(33.1, 16%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.1, 16.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 16.2%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(68.79, 1.98, 9.98)

LCH

lch(68.79, 10.17, 78.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0272, 73.1)

HWB

hwb(33.1, 58.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a3b3

Analogous

#b39796

#b3a696

#b1b396

Triadic

#b3a696

#96b3a6

#a696b3

Split-complementary

#b3a696

#96b1b3

#9796b3

Tetradic

#b3a696

#a3b396

#96a3b3

#a696b3

Square

#b3a696

#96b397

#96a3b3

#b396b1

Shades

Color #b3a696 mixed toward black.

#9c8b76

#7f6f5c

#5f5445

#40382e

#201c17

Tints

Color #b3a696 mixed toward white.

#c0b5a7

#ccc4b9

#d9d2ca

#e6e1dc

#f2f0ed

Tones

Color #b3a696 mixed toward gray.

#b1a698

#aea59b

#aca59d

#a9a5a0

#a7a5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aead9a · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#aeaf9b · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#b29d9e · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a696]

Related colors

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#b3a696 (#b3a696) is rgb(179, 166, 150) in RGB.

No, #b3a696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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