#b3988f

Color #b3988f

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.76 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3988f

RGB

rgb(179, 152, 143)

HSL

hsl(15, 19.1%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 20.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 20.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(64.98, 8.56, 8.45)

LCH

lch(64.98, 12.03, 44.63)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0349, 39.3)

HWB

hwb(15, 56.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8faab3

Analogous

#b38f98

#b3988f

#b3aa8f

Triadic

#b3988f

#8fb398

#988fb3

Split-complementary

#b3988f

#8fb3aa

#8f98b3

Tetradic

#b3988f

#aab38f

#8faab3

#988fb3

Square

#b3988f

#98b38f

#8faab3

#aa8fb3

Shades

Color #b3988f mixed toward black.

#9d7b6f

#806157

#604941

#40312b

#201816

Tints

Color #b3988f mixed toward white.

#c0a9a2

#ccbab4

#d9cbc7

#e6ddda

#f2eeec

Tones

Color #b3988f mixed toward gray.

#b09992

#ad9b95

#aa9c98

#a79e9b

#a49f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a891 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#aaab92 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#b29393 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3988f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3988f]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b3988f (#b3988f) is rgb(179, 152, 143) in RGB.

No, #b3988f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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