#bbb5a7

Color #bbb5a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5a7

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 167)

HSL

hsl(42, 12.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 10.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 10.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.81, -0.33, 7.89)

LCH

lch(73.81, 7.9, 92.4)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0206, 87.5)

HWB

hwb(42, 65.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7adbb

Analogous

#bbaba7

#bbb5a7

#b7bba7

Triadic

#bbb5a7

#a7bbb5

#b5a7bb

Split-complementary

#bbb5a7

#a7b7bb

#aba7bb

Tetradic

#bbb5a7

#adbba7

#a7adbb

#b5a7bb

Square

#bbb5a7

#a7bbab

#a7adbb

#bba7b7

Shades

Color #bbb5a7 mixed toward black.

#a19986

#857c67

#645d4d

#433e33

#211f1a

Tints

Color #bbb5a7 mixed toward white.

#c6c1b6

#d2cec4

#dddad3

#e8e6e2

#f4f3f0

Tones

Color #bbb5a7 mixed toward gray.

#b9b4a9

#b8b4aa

#b6b3ac

#b4b2ae

#b3b2af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ab · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9ab · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bbadae · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5a7]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5a7 (#bbb5a7) is rgb(187, 181, 167) in RGB.

No, #bbb5a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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