#b9a588

Color #b9a588

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a588

RGB

rgb(185, 165, 136)

HSL

hsl(35.5, 25.9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.5, 26.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 26.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.75, 2.72, 17.72)

LCH

lch(68.75, 17.93, 81.27)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0464, 77.04)

HWB

hwb(35.5, 53.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889cb9

Analogous

#b98c88

#b9a588

#b4b988

Triadic

#b9a588

#88b9a5

#a588b9

Split-complementary

#b9a588

#88b4b9

#8c88b9

Tetradic

#b9a588

#9cb988

#889cb9

#a588b9

Square

#b9a588

#88b98c

#889cb9

#b988b4

Shades

Color #b9a588 mixed toward black.

#a58b66

#87704f

#65543b

#433828

#221c14

Tints

Color #b9a588 mixed toward white.

#c5b49c

#d0c3b0

#dcd2c3

#e8e1d7

#f3f0eb

Tones

Color #b9a588 mixed toward gray.

#b5a48c

#b1a390

#ada394

#a9a298

#a4a19c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b190 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b391 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b89597 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a588;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a588]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#b9a588 (#b9a588) is rgb(185, 165, 136) in RGB.

No, #b9a588 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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