#b9b6af

Color #b9b6af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b6af

RGB

rgb(185, 182, 175)

HSL

hsl(42, 6.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 5.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 5.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.1, -0.21, 3.93)

LCH

lch(74.1, 3.94, 93.06)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0104, 87.25)

HWB

hwb(42, 68.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb2b9

Analogous

#b9b1af

#b9b6af

#b7b9af

Triadic

#b9b6af

#afb9b6

#b6afb9

Split-complementary

#b9b6af

#afb7b9

#b1afb9

Tetradic

#b9b6af

#b2b9af

#afb2b9

#b6afb9

Square

#b9b6af

#afb9b1

#afb2b9

#b9afb7

Shades

Color #b9b6af mixed toward black.

#9d998f

#807b70

#605c54

#403e38

#201f1c

Tints

Color #b9b6af mixed toward white.

#c5c2bc

#d0ceca

#dcdbd7

#e8e7e4

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b9b6af mixed toward gray.

#b8b6b0

#b7b5b1

#b7b5b2

#b6b5b2

#b5b4b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b1 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b8b1 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#b9b2b2 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b6af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b6af]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b9b6af (#b9b6af) is rgb(185, 182, 175) in RGB.

No, #b9b6af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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