#b5a69d

Color #b5a69d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a69d

RGB

rgb(181, 166, 157)

HSL

hsl(22.5, 14%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.5, 13.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 13.3%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.13, 3.88, 6.62)

LCH

lch(69.13, 7.67, 59.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0217, 53.24)

HWB

hwb(22.5, 61.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dacb5

Analogous

#b59da0

#b5a69d

#b5b29d

Triadic

#b5a69d

#9db5a6

#a69db5

Split-complementary

#b5a69d

#9db5b2

#9da0b5

Tetradic

#b5a69d

#acb59d

#9dacb5

#a69db5

Square

#b5a69d

#a0b59d

#9dacb5

#b29db5

Shades

Color #b5a69d mixed toward black.

#9d897d

#806d61

#605249

#403630

#201b18

Tints

Color #b5a69d mixed toward white.

#c1b5ad

#cec4be

#dad3ce

#e6e1de

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #b5a69d mixed toward gray.

#b3a79f

#b1a7a1

#afa8a3

#ada8a5

#aba9a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf9f · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b1a0 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b4a1a1 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a69d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a69d]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#b5a69d (#b5a69d) is rgb(181, 166, 157) in RGB.

No, #b5a69d 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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