#bbb9b7

Color #bbb9b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.77 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9b7

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 183)

HSL

hsl(30, 2.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 2.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 2.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.25, 0.33, 1.26)

LCH

lch(75.25, 1.3, 75.32)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0036, 67.01)

HWB

hwb(30, 71.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b9bb

Analogous

#bbb7b7

#bbb9b7

#bbbbb7

Triadic

#bbb9b7

#b7bbb9

#b9b7bb

Split-complementary

#bbb9b7

#b7bbbb

#b7b7bb

Tetradic

#bbb9b7

#b9bbb7

#b7b9bb

#b9b7bb

Square

#bbb9b7

#b7bbb7

#b7b9bb

#bbb7bb

Shades

Color #bbb9b7 mixed toward black.

#9d9a97

#7f7b78

#5f5c5a

#3f3e3c

#201f1e

Tints

Color #bbb9b7 mixed toward white.

#c6c5c3

#d2d0cf

#dddcdb

#e8e8e7

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bbb9b7 mixed toward gray.

#bbb9b7

#bab9b8

#b9b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab7 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#babab8 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#bbb8b8 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 1.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9b7]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9b7 (#bbb9b7) is rgb(187, 185, 183) in RGB.

No, #bbb9b7 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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