#b8b3af

Color #b8b3af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.92 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b3af

RGB

rgb(184, 179, 175)

HSL

hsl(26.7, 6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.7, 4.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 4.9%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.24, 1.04, 2.67)

LCH

lch(73.24, 2.87, 68.72)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0081, 61.84)

HWB

hwb(26.7, 68.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb4b8

Analogous

#b8afaf

#b8b3af

#b8b8af

Triadic

#b8b3af

#afb8b3

#b3afb8

Split-complementary

#b8b3af

#afb8b8

#afafb8

Tetradic

#b8b3af

#b4b8af

#afb4b8

#b3afb8

Square

#b8b3af

#afb8af

#afb4b8

#b8afb8

Shades

Color #b8b3af mixed toward black.

#9c958f

#7f7770

#5f5954

#3f3b38

#201e1c

Tints

Color #b8b3af mixed toward white.

#c4c0bc

#d0ccca

#dcd9d7

#e7e6e4

#f3f2f2

Tones

Color #b8b3af mixed toward gray.

#b7b3b0

#b7b3b1

#b6b3b1

#b5b3b2

#b4b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b0 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b0 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b8b1b1 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b3af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b3af]

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Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#b8b3af (#b8b3af) is rgb(184, 179, 175) in RGB.

No, #b8b3af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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