#b5b2ab

Color #b5b2ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b2ab

RGB

rgb(181, 178, 171)

HSL

hsl(42, 6.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 5.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.63, -0.21, 3.95)

LCH

lch(72.63, 3.96, 93.04)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0104, 87.25)

HWB

hwb(42, 67.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abaeb5

Analogous

#b5adab

#b5b2ab

#b3b5ab

Triadic

#b5b2ab

#abb5b2

#b2abb5

Split-complementary

#b5b2ab

#abb3b5

#adabb5

Tetradic

#b5b2ab

#aeb5ab

#abaeb5

#b2abb5

Square

#b5b2ab

#abb5ad

#abaeb5

#b5abb3

Shades

Color #b5b2ab mixed toward black.

#99958c

#7d786e

#5e5a52

#3e3c37

#1f1e1b

Tints

Color #b5b2ab mixed toward white.

#c1bfb9

#ceccc7

#dad8d5

#e6e5e3

#f3f2f1

Tones

Color #b5b2ab mixed toward gray.

#b4b2ac

#b3b1ad

#b2b1ad

#b2b1ae

#b1b0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ad · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ad · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#b5aeae · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b2ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b2ab]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b5b2ab (#b5b2ab) is rgb(181, 178, 171) in RGB.

No, #b5b2ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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