#b3ab9d

Color #b3ab9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ab9d

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 157)

HSL

hsl(38.2, 12.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.2, 12.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 12.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.28, 0.42, 8.23)

LCH

lch(70.28, 8.24, 87.08)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0217, 81.8)

HWB

hwb(38.2, 61.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da5b3

Analogous

#b3a09d

#b3ab9d

#b0b39d

Triadic

#b3ab9d

#9db3ab

#ab9db3

Split-complementary

#b3ab9d

#9db0b3

#a09db3

Tetradic

#b3ab9d

#a5b39d

#9da5b3

#ab9db3

Square

#b3ab9d

#9db3a0

#9da5b3

#b39db0

Shades

Color #b3ab9d mixed toward black.

#9b907e

#7e7462

#5f5749

#3f3a31

#201d18

Tints

Color #b3ab9d mixed toward white.

#c0b9ad

#ccc7be

#d9d5ce

#e6e3de

#f2f1ef

Tones

Color #b3ab9d mixed toward gray.

#b1ab9f

#afaaa1

#aeaaa3

#aca9a4

#aaa9a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a1 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b1a1 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b3a3a4 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ab9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ab9d]

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Frequently asked questions

#b3ab9d (#b3ab9d) is rgb(179, 171, 157) in RGB.

No, #b3ab9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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