#b59488

Color #b59488

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b59488

RGB

rgb(181, 148, 136)

HSL

hsl(16, 23.3%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16, 24.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 24.9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(63.98, 10.49, 10.99)

LCH

lch(63.98, 15.19, 46.33)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0435, 40.9)

HWB

hwb(16, 53.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88a9b5

Analogous

#b58893

#b59488

#b5ab88

Triadic

#b59488

#88b594

#9488b5

Split-complementary

#b59488

#88b5ab

#8893b5

Tetradic

#b59488

#a9b588

#88a9b5

#9488b5

Square

#b59488

#93b588

#88a9b5

#ab88b5

Shades

Color #b59488 mixed toward black.

#a17768

#825e51

#62473d

#412f29

#211814

Tints

Color #b59488 mixed toward white.

#c1a69c

#ceb8b0

#dacac4

#e6dbd7

#f3edeb

Tones

Color #b59488 mixed toward gray.

#b1968c

#ae9890

#aa9993

#a69b97

#a29d9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a78b · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#aaac8c · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#b48d8e · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 13.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b59488;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59488]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b59488 (#b59488) is rgb(181, 148, 136) in RGB.

No, #b59488 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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