#bd9e89

Color #bd9e89

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9e89

RGB

rgb(189, 158, 137)

HSL

hsl(24.2, 28.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.2, 27.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 27.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.34, 8.25, 15.25)

LCH

lch(67.34, 17.34, 61.59)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0473, 55.94)

HWB

hwb(24.2, 53.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89a8bd

Analogous

#bd898e

#bd9e89

#bdb889

Triadic

#bd9e89

#89bd9e

#9e89bd

Split-complementary

#bd9e89

#89bdb8

#898ebd

Tetradic

#bd9e89

#a8bd89

#89a8bd

#9e89bd

Square

#bd9e89

#8ebd89

#89a8bd

#b889bd

Shades

Color #bd9e89 mixed toward black.

#aa8166

#8b674e

#694d3a

#463327

#231a13

Tints

Color #bd9e89 mixed toward white.

#c8ae9d

#d3beb0

#decec4

#e9dfd8

#f4efeb

Tones

Color #bd9e89 mixed toward gray.

#b99f8d

#b4a092

#b0a096

#aca19a

#a7a29f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b08e · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b490 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#bc9393 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9e89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9e89]

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Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#bd9e89 (#bd9e89) is rgb(189, 158, 137) in RGB.

No, #bd9e89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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