#b9866b

Color #b9866b

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 15.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9866b

RGB

rgb(185, 134, 107)

HSL

hsl(20.8, 35.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.8, 42.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 42.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(60.27, 16.1, 22.25)

LCH

lch(60.27, 27.46, 54.11)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0739, 48.95)

HWB

hwb(20.8, 42%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b9eb9

Analogous

#b96b77

#b9866b

#b9ad6b

Triadic

#b9866b

#6bb986

#866bb9

Split-complementary

#b9866b

#6bb9ad

#6b77b9

Tetradic

#b9866b

#9eb96b

#6b9eb9

#866bb9

Square

#b9866b

#77b96b

#6b9eb9

#ad6bb9

Shades

Color #b9866b mixed toward black.

#a56c4e

#84573f

#63412f

#422b1f

#211610

Tints

Color #b9866b mixed toward white.

#c59a84

#d0ae9c

#dcc3b5

#e8d7ce

#f3ebe6

Tones

Color #b9866b mixed toward gray.

#b38872

#ac8a78

#a68c7f

#9f8e85

#99908c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a572 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#a8ac74 · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#b77879 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9866b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9866b]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b9866b (#b9866b) is rgb(185, 134, 107) in RGB.

No, #b9866b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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