#b9b29e

Color #b9b29e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b29e

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 158)

HSL

hsl(44.4, 16.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.4, 14.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 14.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.64, -0.95, 11.12)

LCH

lch(72.64, 11.16, 94.88)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0289, 90.99)

HWB

hwb(44.4, 62%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea5b9

Analogous

#b9a59e

#b9b29e

#b3b99e

Triadic

#b9b29e

#9eb9b2

#b29eb9

Split-complementary

#b9b29e

#9eb3b9

#a59eb9

Tetradic

#b9b29e

#a5b99e

#9ea5b9

#b29eb9

Square

#b9b29e

#9eb9a5

#9ea5b9

#b99eb3

Shades

Color #b9b29e mixed toward black.

#a1987d

#857b60

#645c48

#423e30

#211f18

Tints

Color #b9b29e mixed toward white.

#c5bfae

#d0ccbe

#dcd9cf

#e8e5df

#f3f2ef

Tones

Color #b9b29e mixed toward gray.

#b7b1a0

#b5b0a3

#b2afa5

#b0aea7

#aeada9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6a3 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b7a4 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b9a7a8 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b29e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b29e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#b9b29e (#b9b29e) is rgb(185, 178, 158) in RGB.

No, #b9b29e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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