#b9917b

Color #b9917b

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.97 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9917b

RGB

rgb(185, 145, 123)

HSL

hsl(21.3, 30.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.3, 33.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 33.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(63.34, 11.94, 17.45)

LCH

lch(63.34, 21.14, 55.62)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0578, 50.19)

HWB

hwb(21.3, 48.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ba3b9

Analogous

#b97b84

#b9917b

#b9b07b

Triadic

#b9917b

#7bb991

#917bb9

Split-complementary

#b9917b

#7bb9b0

#7b84b9

Tetradic

#b9917b

#a3b97b

#7ba3b9

#917bb9

Square

#b9917b

#84b97b

#7ba3b9

#b07bb9

Shades

Color #b9917b mixed toward black.

#a77559

#865e47

#654635

#432f24

#221712

Tints

Color #b9917b mixed toward white.

#c5a391

#d0b6a7

#dcc8bd

#e8dad3

#f3ede9

Tones

Color #b9917b mixed toward gray.

#b49380

#af9485

#aa968b

#a49790

#9f9995

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a981 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#abae82 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#b78586 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9917b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9917b]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b9917b (#b9917b) is rgb(185, 145, 123) in RGB.

No, #b9917b 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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