#b6afa5

Color #b6afa5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.56 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6afa5

RGB

rgb(182, 175, 165)

HSL

hsl(35.3, 10.4%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.3, 9.3%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 9.3%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(71.77, 0.72, 6.01)

LCH

lch(71.77, 6.05, 83.17)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0162, 77.16)

HWB

hwb(35.3, 64.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5acb6

Analogous

#b6a6a5

#b6afa5

#b4b6a5

Triadic

#b6afa5

#a5b6af

#afa5b6

Split-complementary

#b6afa5

#a5b4b6

#a6a5b6

Tetradic

#b6afa5

#acb6a5

#a5acb6

#afa5b6

Square

#b6afa5

#a5b6a6

#a5acb6

#b6a5b4

Shades

Color #b6afa5 mixed toward black.

#9c9385

#807668

#60584e

#403b34

#201d1a

Tints

Color #b6afa5 mixed toward white.

#c2bcb4

#cecac3

#dad7d2

#e7e4e1

#f3f2f0

Tones

Color #b6afa5 mixed toward gray.

#b4afa6

#b3aea8

#b2aea9

#b0aeab

#afaeac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3a7 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b4a8 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b6a9aa · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6afa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6afa5]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#b6afa5 (#b6afa5) is rgb(182, 175, 165) in RGB.

No, #b6afa5 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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