#b3896c

Color #b3896c

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.23 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3896c

RGB

rgb(179, 137, 108)

HSL

hsl(24.5, 31.8%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.5, 39.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 39.7%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(60.39, 12.08, 21.73)

LCH

lch(60.39, 24.86, 60.93)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0658, 55.9)

HWB

hwb(24.5, 42.4%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c96b3

Analogous

#b36c73

#b3896c

#b3ad6c

Triadic

#b3896c

#6cb389

#896cb3

Split-complementary

#b3896c

#6cb3ad

#6c73b3

Tetradic

#b3896c

#96b36c

#6c96b3

#896cb3

Square

#b3896c

#73b36c

#6c96b3

#ad6cb3

Shades

Color #b3896c mixed toward black.

#9e7152

#7e5a41

#5f4431

#3f2d21

#201710

Tints

Color #b3896c mixed toward white.

#c09d85

#ccb09d

#d9c4b6

#e6d8ce

#f2ebe7

Tones

Color #b3896c mixed toward gray.

#ad8a72

#a78b78

#a18c7e

#9b8d84

#958e8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a274 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a876 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#b17a7b · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 17.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3896c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3896c]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#b3896c (#b3896c) is rgb(179, 137, 108) in RGB.

No, #b3896c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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