#bbb29c

Color #bbb29c

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb29c

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 156)

HSL

hsl(42.6, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.6, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 16.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.76, -0.52, 12.4)

LCH

lch(72.76, 12.41, 92.4)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0321, 88.39)

HWB

hwb(42.6, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca5bb

Analogous

#bba39c

#bbb29c

#b5bb9c

Triadic

#bbb29c

#9cbbb2

#b29cbb

Split-complementary

#bbb29c

#9cb5bb

#a39cbb

Tetradic

#bbb29c

#a5bb9c

#9ca5bb

#b29cbb

Square

#bbb29c

#9cbba3

#9ca5bb

#bb9cb5

Shades

Color #bbb29c mixed toward black.

#a4987a

#887b5d

#665d46

#443e2f

#221f17

Tints

Color #bbb29c mixed toward white.

#c6bfad

#d2ccbd

#ddd9ce

#e8e5de

#f4f2ef

Tones

Color #bbb29c mixed toward gray.

#b9b19f

#b6b0a1

#b3afa4

#b1aea6

#aeada9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7a2 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b8a3 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#bba6a7 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb29c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb29c]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bbb29c (#bbb29c) is rgb(187, 178, 156) in RGB.

No, #bbb29c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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