#b5a498

Color #b5a498

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a498

RGB

rgb(181, 164, 152)

HSL

hsl(24.8, 16.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.8, 16%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 16%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.49, 4.15, 8.47)

LCH

lch(68.49, 9.43, 63.9)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0262, 57.46)

HWB

hwb(24.8, 59.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a9b5

Analogous

#b5989b

#b5a498

#b5b398

Triadic

#b5a498

#98b5a4

#a498b5

Split-complementary

#b5a498

#98b5b3

#989bb5

Tetradic

#b5a498

#a9b598

#98a9b5

#a498b5

Square

#b5a498

#9bb598

#98a9b5

#b398b5

Shades

Color #b5a498 mixed toward black.

#9e8778

#816c5d

#615146

#41362e

#201b17

Tints

Color #b5a498 mixed toward white.

#c1b3a9

#cec2ba

#dad1cc

#e6e1dd

#f3f0ee

Tones

Color #b5a498 mixed toward gray.

#b3a49a

#b0a59d

#aea59f

#aba6a2

#a9a6a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae9b · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#afb09c · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#b49d9e · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a498;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a498]

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#b5a498 (#b5a498) is rgb(181, 164, 152) in RGB.

No, #b5a498 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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