#bdaa99

Color #bdaa99

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.08 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdaa99

RGB

rgb(189, 170, 153)

HSL

hsl(28.3, 21.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.3, 19%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 19%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.78, 4.08, 11.27)

LCH

lch(70.78, 11.99, 70.1)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0325, 64.07)

HWB

hwb(28.3, 60%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99acbd

Analogous

#bd999a

#bdaa99

#bdbc99

Triadic

#bdaa99

#99bdaa

#aa99bd

Split-complementary

#bdaa99

#99bdbc

#999abd

Tetradic

#bdaa99

#acbd99

#99acbd

#aa99bd

Square

#bdaa99

#9abd99

#99acbd

#bc99bd

Shades

Color #bdaa99 mixed toward black.

#a78d77

#8a715a

#685543

#45382d

#231c16

Tints

Color #bdaa99 mixed toward white.

#c8b8aa

#d3c6bb

#ded5cc

#e9e3dd

#f4f1ee

Tones

Color #bdaa99 mixed toward gray.

#baaa9c

#b7aa9f

#b4aba2

#b1aba5

#aeaba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b59d · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b89e · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#bca1a1 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 9.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdaa99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdaa99]

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Frequently asked questions

#bdaa99 (#bdaa99) is rgb(189, 170, 153) in RGB.

No, #bdaa99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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