#b4ac9b

Color #b4ac9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b4ac9b

RGB

rgb(180, 172, 155)

HSL

hsl(40.8, 14.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.8, 13.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 13.9%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.58, -0.08, 9.77)

LCH

lch(70.58, 9.77, 90.47)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0255, 85.72)

HWB

hwb(40.8, 60.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba3b4

Analogous

#b4a09b

#b4ac9b

#b0b49b

Triadic

#b4ac9b

#9bb4ac

#ac9bb4

Split-complementary

#b4ac9b

#9bb0b4

#a09bb4

Tetradic

#b4ac9b

#a3b49b

#9ba3b4

#ac9bb4

Square

#b4ac9b

#9bb4a0

#9ba3b4

#b49bb0

Shades

Color #b4ac9b mixed toward black.

#9c927b

#807560

#605848

#403b30

#201d18

Tints

Color #b4ac9b mixed toward white.

#c1baac

#cdc8bc

#dad6cd

#e6e3de

#f3f1ee

Tones

Color #b4ac9b mixed toward gray.

#b2ab9d

#b0ab9f

#aeaaa1

#aca9a3

#aaa8a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b19f · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b2a0 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b4a3a3 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4ac9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4ac9b]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Orange #ffa500

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#b4ac9b (#b4ac9b) is rgb(180, 172, 155) in RGB.

No, #b4ac9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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