#b3a297

Color #b3a297

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a297

RGB

rgb(179, 162, 151)

HSL

hsl(23.6, 15.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.6, 15.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 15.6%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(67.77, 4.33, 7.97)

LCH

lch(67.77, 9.07, 61.49)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0254, 55.12)

HWB

hwb(23.6, 59.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a8b3

Analogous

#b3979a

#b3a297

#b3b097

Triadic

#b3a297

#97b3a2

#a297b3

Split-complementary

#b3a297

#97b3b0

#979ab3

Tetradic

#b3a297

#a8b397

#97a8b3

#a297b3

Square

#b3a297

#9ab397

#97a8b3

#b097b3

Shades

Color #b3a297 mixed toward black.

#9c8677

#7f6a5d

#5f5046

#40352e

#201b17

Tints

Color #b3a297 mixed toward white.

#c0b1a8

#ccc1ba

#d9d0cb

#e6e0dc

#f2efee

Tones

Color #b3a297 mixed toward gray.

#b1a299

#aea39c

#aca39e

#aaa4a0

#a7a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9a · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#adae9a · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#b29c9c · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a297;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a297]

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Sienna #a0522d

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#b3a297 (#b3a297) is rgb(179, 162, 151) in RGB.

No, #b3a297 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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