#b99a8c

Color #b99a8c

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b99a8c

RGB

rgb(185, 154, 140)

HSL

hsl(18.7, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.7, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 24.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(66, 9.32, 11.65)

LCH

lch(66, 14.92, 51.34)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0422, 45.67)

HWB

hwb(18.7, 54.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cabb9

Analogous

#b98c94

#b99a8c

#b9b08c

Triadic

#b99a8c

#8cb99a

#9a8cb9

Split-complementary

#b99a8c

#8cb9b0

#8c94b9

Tetradic

#b99a8c

#abb98c

#8cabb9

#9a8cb9

Square

#b99a8c

#94b98c

#8cabb9

#b08cb9

Shades

Color #b99a8c mixed toward black.

#a47c6a

#876252

#654a3d

#433129

#221914

Tints

Color #b99a8c mixed toward white.

#c5ab9f

#d0bcb2

#dcccc5

#e8ddd9

#f3eeec

Tones

Color #b99a8c mixed toward gray.

#b59b90

#b19d93

#ae9e97

#aaa09b

#a6a19f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac90 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#aeb090 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#b89293 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99a8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99a8c]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b99a8c (#b99a8c) is rgb(185, 154, 140) in RGB.

No, #b99a8c 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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