#b2afa9

Color #b2afa9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.15 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2afa9

RGB

rgb(178, 175, 169)

HSL

hsl(40, 5.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 5.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 5.1%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(71.55, -0.03, 3.45)

LCH

lch(71.55, 3.45, 90.5)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0091, 84.35)

HWB

hwb(40, 66.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9acb2

Analogous

#b2aaa9

#b2afa9

#b0b2a9

Triadic

#b2afa9

#a9b2af

#afa9b2

Split-complementary

#b2afa9

#a9b0b2

#aaa9b2

Tetradic

#b2afa9

#acb2a9

#a9acb2

#afa9b2

Square

#b2afa9

#a9b2aa

#a9acb2

#b2a9b0

Shades

Color #b2afa9 mixed toward black.

#97938a

#7a766d

#5b5852

#3d3b37

#1e1d1b

Tints

Color #b2afa9 mixed toward white.

#bfbcb7

#cccac6

#d8d7d4

#e5e4e2

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b2afa9 mixed toward gray.

#b1afaa

#b0aeaa

#b0aeab

#afaeac

#aeaead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1aa · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b1ab · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#b2acac · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2afa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2afa9]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b2afa9 (#b2afa9) is rgb(178, 175, 169) in RGB.

No, #b2afa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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