#b9aa94

Color #b9aa94

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aa94

RGB

rgb(185, 170, 148)

HSL

hsl(35.7, 20.9%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.7, 20%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 20%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.32, 1.78, 13.31)

LCH

lch(70.32, 13.43, 82.38)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0352, 77.54)

HWB

hwb(35.7, 58%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a3b9

Analogous

#b99894

#b9aa94

#b5b994

Triadic

#b9aa94

#94b9aa

#aa94b9

Split-complementary

#b9aa94

#94b5b9

#9894b9

Tetradic

#b9aa94

#a3b994

#94a3b9

#aa94b9

Square

#b9aa94

#94b998

#94a3b9

#b994b5

Shades

Color #b9aa94 mixed toward black.

#a38f72

#867358

#655742

#433a2c

#221d16

Tints

Color #b9aa94 mixed toward white.

#c5b8a6

#d0c6b8

#dcd5ca

#e8e3db

#f3f1ed

Tones

Color #b9aa94 mixed toward gray.

#b6a997

#b3a99a

#b0a89d

#ada8a0

#aaa7a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b39a · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b59b · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b89e9f · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aa94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aa94]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#b9aa94 (#b9aa94) is rgb(185, 170, 148) in RGB.

No, #b9aa94 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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