#b9af9e

Color #b9af9e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.36 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9af9e

RGB

rgb(185, 175, 158)

HSL

hsl(37.8, 16.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.8, 14.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 14.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.85, 0.66, 10)

LCH

lch(71.85, 10.02, 86.22)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0263, 81.04)

HWB

hwb(37.8, 62%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea8b9

Analogous

#b9a29e

#b9af9e

#b6b99e

Triadic

#b9af9e

#9eb9af

#af9eb9

Split-complementary

#b9af9e

#9eb6b9

#a29eb9

Tetradic

#b9af9e

#a8b99e

#9ea8b9

#af9eb9

Square

#b9af9e

#9eb9a2

#9ea8b9

#b99eb6

Shades

Color #b9af9e mixed toward black.

#a1947d

#857760

#645948

#423c30

#211e18

Tints

Color #b9af9e mixed toward white.

#c5bcae

#d0cabe

#dcd7cf

#e8e4df

#f3f2ef

Tones

Color #b9af9e mixed toward gray.

#b7afa0

#b5aea3

#b2ada5

#b0ada7

#aeaca9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5a2 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b6a3 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b9a6a6 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 8.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9af9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9af9e]

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Frequently asked questions

#b9af9e (#b9af9e) is rgb(185, 175, 158) in RGB.

No, #b9af9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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