#b6998b

Color #b6998b

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6998b

RGB

rgb(182, 153, 139)

HSL

hsl(19.5, 22.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.5, 23.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 23.6%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(65.43, 8.56, 11.37)

LCH

lch(65.43, 14.23, 53.03)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0401, 47.32)

HWB

hwb(19.5, 54.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba8b6

Analogous

#b68b92

#b6998b

#b6ae8b

Triadic

#b6998b

#8bb699

#998bb6

Split-complementary

#b6998b

#8bb6ae

#8b92b6

Tetradic

#b6998b

#a8b68b

#8ba8b6

#998bb6

Square

#b6998b

#92b68b

#8ba8b6

#ae8bb6

Shades

Color #b6998b mixed toward black.

#a17c6a

#836253

#624a3e

#423129

#211915

Tints

Color #b6998b mixed toward white.

#c2aa9e

#cebbb2

#daccc5

#e7ddd8

#f3eeec

Tones

Color #b6998b mixed toward gray.

#b29a8e

#af9b92

#ab9d96

#a89e99

#a49f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa8f · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#acae8f · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#b59192 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6998b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6998b]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b6998b (#b6998b) is rgb(182, 153, 139) in RGB.

No, #b6998b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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