#b99e8b

Color #b99e8b

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b99e8b

RGB

rgb(185, 158, 139)

HSL

hsl(24.8, 24.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.8, 24.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 24.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67, 6.97, 13.62)

LCH

lch(67, 15.3, 62.9)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0418, 57.11)

HWB

hwb(24.8, 54.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba6b9

Analogous

#b98b8f

#b99e8b

#b9b58b

Triadic

#b99e8b

#8bb99e

#9e8bb9

Split-complementary

#b99e8b

#8bb9b5

#8b8fb9

Tetradic

#b99e8b

#a6b98b

#8ba6b9

#9e8bb9

Square

#b99e8b

#8fb98b

#8ba6b9

#b58bb9

Shades

Color #b99e8b mixed toward black.

#a58269

#876751

#654d3d

#433429

#221a14

Tints

Color #b99e8b mixed toward white.

#c5ae9e

#d0beb2

#dccec5

#e8dfd8

#f3efec

Tones

Color #b99e8b mixed toward gray.

#b59f8f

#b19f93

#ada096

#aaa19a

#a6a19e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae90 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b191 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#b89494 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99e8b]

Related colors

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#b99e8b (#b99e8b) is rgb(185, 158, 139) in RGB.

No, #b99e8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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