#b1ab9e

Color #b1ab9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b1ab9e

RGB

rgb(177, 171, 158)

HSL

hsl(41.1, 10.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.1, 10.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 10.7%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.14, -0.16, 7.46)

LCH

lch(70.14, 7.46, 91.23)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0195, 86.19)

HWB

hwb(41.1, 62%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea4b1

Analogous

#b1a29e

#b1ab9e

#aeb19e

Triadic

#b1ab9e

#9eb1ab

#ab9eb1

Split-complementary

#b1ab9e

#9eaeb1

#a29eb1

Tetradic

#b1ab9e

#a4b19e

#9ea4b1

#ab9eb1

Square

#b1ab9e

#9eb1a2

#9ea4b1

#b19eae

Shades

Color #b1ab9e mixed toward black.

#98907f

#7c7464

#5d574b

#3e3a32

#1f1d19

Tints

Color #b1ab9e mixed toward white.

#beb9ae

#cbc7be

#d8d5cf

#e5e3df

#f2f1ef

Tones

Color #b1ab9e mixed toward gray.

#afaaa0

#aeaaa1

#aca9a3

#aba9a4

#a9a8a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea1 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#afafa2 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b1a4a4 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1ab9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1ab9e]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b1ab9e (#b1ab9e) is rgb(177, 171, 158) in RGB.

No, #b1ab9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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