#bbb9b4

Color #bbb9b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.76 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9b4

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 180)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 4.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 3.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 3.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.18, -0.21, 2.78)

LCH

lch(75.18, 2.79, 94.32)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0073, 88.43)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 70.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b6bb

Analogous

#bbb6b4

#bbb9b4

#babbb4

Triadic

#bbb9b4

#b4bbb9

#b9b4bb

Split-complementary

#bbb9b4

#b4babb

#b6b4bb

Tetradic

#bbb9b4

#b6bbb4

#b4b6bb

#b9b4bb

Square

#bbb9b4

#b4bbb6

#b4b6bb

#bbb4ba

Shades

Color #bbb9b4 mixed toward black.

#9e9b94

#807d74

#605e57

#403e3a

#201f1d

Tints

Color #bbb9b4 mixed toward white.

#c6c5c1

#d2d0cd

#dddcda

#e8e8e6

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bbb9b4 mixed toward gray.

#bbb9b5

#bab9b5

#b9b8b6

#b8b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab5 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#babab6 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#bbb6b6 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9b4]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9b4 (#bbb9b4) is rgb(187, 185, 180) in RGB.

No, #bbb9b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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