#b4ab9a

Color #b4ab9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b4ab9a

RGB

rgb(180, 171, 154)

HSL

hsl(39.2, 14.8%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.2, 14.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 14.4%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.29, 0.3, 9.91)

LCH

lch(70.29, 9.91, 88.27)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.026, 83.37)

HWB

hwb(39.2, 60.4%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aa3b4

Analogous

#b49e9a

#b4ab9a

#b0b49a

Triadic

#b4ab9a

#9ab4ab

#ab9ab4

Split-complementary

#b4ab9a

#9ab0b4

#9e9ab4

Tetradic

#b4ab9a

#a3b49a

#9aa3b4

#ab9ab4

Square

#b4ab9a

#9ab49e

#9aa3b4

#b49ab0

Shades

Color #b4ab9a mixed toward black.

#9c907a

#80745f

#605747

#403a2f

#201d18

Tints

Color #b4ab9a mixed toward white.

#c1b9ab

#cdc7bc

#dad5cd

#e6e3dd

#f3f1ee

Tones

Color #b4ab9a mixed toward gray.

#b2aa9c

#b0aa9e

#aea9a1

#aba8a3

#a9a8a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

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

#b0b09e · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b19f · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b4a2a2 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4ab9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4ab9a]

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Frequently asked questions

#b4ab9a (#b4ab9a) is rgb(180, 171, 154) in RGB.

No, #b4ab9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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