#b99881

Color #b99881

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.99 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b99881

RGB

rgb(185, 152, 129)

HSL

hsl(24.6, 28.6%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.6, 30.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 30.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(65.25, 8.87, 16.73)

LCH

lch(65.25, 18.94, 62.07)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0512, 56.56)

HWB

hwb(24.6, 50.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81a2b9

Analogous

#b98186

#b99881

#b9b481

Triadic

#b99881

#81b998

#9881b9

Split-complementary

#b99881

#81b9b4

#8186b9

Tetradic

#b99881

#a2b981

#81a2b9

#9881b9

Square

#b99881

#86b981

#81a2b9

#b481b9

Shades

Color #b99881 mixed toward black.

#a67d5f

#87634b

#654a38

#433225

#221913

Tints

Color #b99881 mixed toward white.

#c5a996

#d0baab

#dcccc0

#e8ddd5

#f3eeea

Tones

Color #b99881 mixed toward gray.

#b49986

#b09a8a

#ab9b8f

#a69b94

#a29c98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acab87 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#aeb088 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#b88c8d · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99881;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99881]

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#b99881 (#b99881) is rgb(185, 152, 129) in RGB.

No, #b99881 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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