#bbbab8

Color #bbbab8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.44 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbab8

RGB

rgb(187, 186, 184)

HSL

hsl(40, 2.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 1.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 1.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.54, -0.02, 1.13)

LCH

lch(75.54, 1.13, 91.01)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.003, 84.29)

HWB

hwb(40, 72.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b9bb

Analogous

#bbb8b8

#bbbab8

#babbb8

Triadic

#bbbab8

#b8bbba

#bab8bb

Split-complementary

#bbbab8

#b8babb

#b8b8bb

Tetradic

#bbbab8

#b9bbb8

#b8b9bb

#bab8bb

Square

#bbbab8

#b8bbb8

#b8b9bb

#bbb8ba

Shades

Color #bbbab8 mixed toward black.

#9d9b98

#7e7c79

#5f5d5b

#3f3e3c

#201f1e

Tints

Color #bbbab8 mixed toward white.

#c6c5c4

#d2d1d0

#dddcdb

#e8e8e7

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bbbab8 mixed toward gray.

#bbbab8

#babab8

#babab9

#bab9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb8 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb9 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#bbb9b9 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbab8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbab8]

Related colors

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Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#bbbab8 (#bbbab8) is rgb(187, 186, 184) in RGB.

No, #bbbab8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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