#b9aba4

Color #b9aba4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aba4

RGB

rgb(185, 171, 164)

HSL

hsl(20, 13%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 11.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 11.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.95, 3.82, 5.41)

LCH

lch(70.95, 6.62, 54.77)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0191, 48.62)

HWB

hwb(20, 64.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b2b9

Analogous

#b9a4a7

#b9aba4

#b9b5a4

Triadic

#b9aba4

#a4b9ab

#aba4b9

Split-complementary

#b9aba4

#a4b9b5

#a4a7b9

Tetradic

#b9aba4

#b2b9a4

#a4b2b9

#aba4b9

Square

#b9aba4

#a7b9a4

#a4b2b9

#b5a4b9

Shades

Color #b9aba4 mixed toward black.

#a08d83

#836f65

#63534c

#423833

#211c19

Tints

Color #b9aba4 mixed toward white.

#c5b9b3

#d0c7c2

#dcd5d1

#e8e3e1

#f3f1f0

Tones

Color #b9aba4 mixed toward gray.

#b7aca6

#b5aca7

#b4ada9

#b2adab

#b0aead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3a6 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b5a6 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b8a7a7 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aba4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aba4]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#b9aba4 (#b9aba4) is rgb(185, 171, 164) in RGB.

No, #b9aba4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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