#b9a098

Color #b9a098

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a098

RGB

rgb(185, 160, 152)

HSL

hsl(14.5, 19.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.5, 17.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 17.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.82, 7.86, 7.55)

LCH

lch(67.82, 10.9, 43.85)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0318, 38.49)

HWB

hwb(14.5, 59.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98b1b9

Analogous

#b998a1

#b9a098

#b9b198

Triadic

#b9a098

#98b9a0

#a098b9

Split-complementary

#b9a098

#98b9b1

#98a1b9

Tetradic

#b9a098

#b1b998

#98b1b9

#a098b9

Square

#b9a098

#a1b998

#98b1b9

#b198b9

Shades

Color #b9a098 mixed toward black.

#a28177

#86655b

#644c44

#43332d

#211917

Tints

Color #b9a098 mixed toward white.

#c5b0a9

#d0c0ba

#dcd0cc

#e8dfdd

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b9a098 mixed toward gray.

#b6a19b

#b4a39e

#b1a4a0

#aea6a3

#aba7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf9a · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#b0b29a · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#b89c9c · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a098;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a098]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b9a098 (#b9a098) is rgb(185, 160, 152) in RGB.

No, #b9a098 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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