#b9866d

Color #b9866d

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.94 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9866d

RGB

rgb(185, 134, 109)

HSL

hsl(19.7, 35.2%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.7, 41.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 41.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(60.31, 16.33, 21.17)

LCH

lch(60.31, 26.74, 52.35)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0725, 47.18)

HWB

hwb(19.7, 42.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6da0b9

Analogous

#b96d7a

#b9866d

#b9ac6d

Triadic

#b9866d

#6db986

#866db9

Split-complementary

#b9866d

#6db9ac

#6d7ab9

Tetradic

#b9866d

#a0b96d

#6da0b9

#866db9

Square

#b9866d

#7ab96d

#6da0b9

#ac6db9

Shades

Color #b9866d mixed toward black.

#a56c4f

#84563f

#634130

#422b20

#211610

Tints

Color #b9866d mixed toward white.

#c59a85

#d0ae9e

#dcc2b6

#e8d7ce

#f3ebe7

Tones

Color #b9866d mixed toward gray.

#b38873

#ac8a7a

#a68c80

#a08f86

#99918d

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

#a5a574 · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#a8ac75 · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#b7797a · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9866d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9866d]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9866d (#b9866d) is rgb(185, 134, 109) in RGB.

No, #b9866d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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