#b1aa9e

Color #b1aa9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b1aa9e

RGB

rgb(177, 170, 158)

HSL

hsl(37.9, 10.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.9, 10.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 10.7%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.87, 0.39, 7.08)

LCH

lch(69.87, 7.09, 86.85)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0187, 81.39)

HWB

hwb(37.9, 62%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea5b1

Analogous

#b1a19e

#b1aa9e

#afb19e

Triadic

#b1aa9e

#9eb1aa

#aa9eb1

Split-complementary

#b1aa9e

#9eafb1

#a19eb1

Tetradic

#b1aa9e

#a5b19e

#9ea5b1

#aa9eb1

Square

#b1aa9e

#9eb1a1

#9ea5b1

#b19eaf

Shades

Color #b1aa9e mixed toward black.

#988f7f

#7c7364

#5d564b

#3e3932

#1f1d19

Tints

Color #b1aa9e mixed toward white.

#beb8ae

#cbc6be

#d8d5cf

#e5e3df

#f2f1ef

Tones

Color #b1aa9e mixed toward gray.

#afaaa0

#aea9a1

#aca9a3

#aba8a4

#a9a8a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea1 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#aeafa2 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#b1a3a4 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1aa9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1aa9e]

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Frequently asked questions

#b1aa9e (#b1aa9e) is rgb(177, 170, 158) in RGB.

No, #b1aa9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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