#b9a17c

Color #b9a17c

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 7.94 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a17c

RGB

rgb(185, 161, 124)

HSL

hsl(36.4, 30.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.4, 33%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.47, 3.28, 22.54)

LCH

lch(67.47, 22.78, 81.72)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.058, 78.36)

HWB

hwb(36.4, 48.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c94b9

Analogous

#b9837c

#b9a17c

#b2b97c

Triadic

#b9a17c

#7cb9a1

#a17cb9

Split-complementary

#b9a17c

#7cb2b9

#837cb9

Tetradic

#b9a17c

#94b97c

#7c94b9

#a17cb9

Square

#b9a17c

#7cb983

#7c94b9

#b97cb2

Shades

Color #b9a17c mixed toward black.

#a7895b

#866e48

#655236

#433724

#221b12

Tints

Color #b9a17c mixed toward white.

#c5b192

#d0c0a8

#dcd0be

#e8e0d3

#f3efe9

Tones

Color #b9a17c mixed toward gray.

#b4a081

#af9f86

#aa9e8b

#a59d90

#a09c95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf86 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b288 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#b88e8f · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a17c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a17c]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#b9a17c (#b9a17c) is rgb(185, 161, 124) in RGB.

No, #b9a17c 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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