#b8a99b

Color #b8a99b

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a99b

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 155)

HSL

hsl(29, 17%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29, 15.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 15.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.13, 3.04, 9.18)

LCH

lch(70.13, 9.67, 71.68)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0263, 65.48)

HWB

hwb(29, 60.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9baab8

Analogous

#b89b9c

#b8a99b

#b8b89b

Triadic

#b8a99b

#9bb8a9

#a99bb8

Split-complementary

#b8a99b

#9bb8b8

#9b9cb8

Tetradic

#b8a99b

#aab89b

#9baab8

#a99bb8

Square

#b8a99b

#9cb89b

#9baab8

#b89bb8

Shades

Color #b8a99b mixed toward black.

#a18d7a

#84705e

#635446

#42382f

#211c17

Tints

Color #b8a99b mixed toward white.

#c4b7ac

#d0c6bc

#dcd4cd

#e7e2de

#f3f1ee

Tones

Color #b8a99b mixed toward gray.

#b6a99d

#b3a9a0

#b1a9a2

#aea9a5

#aca9a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b29f · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b49f · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#b7a1a2 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a99b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a99b]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#b8a99b (#b8a99b) is rgb(184, 169, 155) in RGB.

No, #b8a99b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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