#b8b4ae

Color #b8b4ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.54 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b4ae

RGB

rgb(184, 180, 174)

HSL

hsl(36, 6.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 5.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 5.4%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.47, 0.33, 3.56)

LCH

lch(73.47, 3.58, 84.7)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0096, 78.57)

HWB

hwb(36, 68.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb2b8

Analogous

#b8afae

#b8b4ae

#b7b8ae

Triadic

#b8b4ae

#aeb8b4

#b4aeb8

Split-complementary

#b8b4ae

#aeb7b8

#afaeb8

Tetradic

#b8b4ae

#b2b8ae

#aeb2b8

#b4aeb8

Square

#b8b4ae

#aeb8af

#aeb2b8

#b8aeb7

Shades

Color #b8b4ae mixed toward black.

#9c978e

#7f796f

#5f5b54

#403c38

#201e1c

Tints

Color #b8b4ae mixed toward white.

#c4c1bb

#d0cdc9

#dcdad6

#e7e6e4

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b8b4ae mixed toward gray.

#b7b4af

#b6b4b0

#b6b4b1

#b5b3b1

#b4b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6af · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b0 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b8b1b1 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b4ae]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#b8b4ae (#b8b4ae) is rgb(184, 180, 174) in RGB.

No, #b8b4ae 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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