#b9a591

Color #b9a591

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.93 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a591

RGB

rgb(185, 165, 145)

HSL

hsl(30, 22.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 21.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 21.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.95, 4.04, 13.03)

LCH

lch(68.95, 13.64, 72.77)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0365, 67.3)

HWB

hwb(30, 56.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91a5b9

Analogous

#b99191

#b9a591

#b9b991

Triadic

#b9a591

#91b9a5

#a591b9

Split-complementary

#b9a591

#91b9b9

#9191b9

Tetradic

#b9a591

#a5b991

#91a5b9

#a591b9

Square

#b9a591

#91b991

#91a5b9

#b991b9

Shades

Color #b9a591 mixed toward black.

#a4896f

#866e56

#655240

#43372b

#221b15

Tints

Color #b9a591 mixed toward white.

#c5b4a3

#d0c3b6

#dcd2c8

#e8e1da

#f3f0ed

Tones

Color #b9a591 mixed toward gray.

#b6a594

#b2a598

#afa59b

#aca59e

#a8a5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b196 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b397 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#b89a9b · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a591;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a591]

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Peru #cd853f

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#b9a591 (#b9a591) is rgb(185, 165, 145) in RGB.

No, #b9a591 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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