#b3a299

Color #b3a299

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.46 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a299

RGB

rgb(179, 162, 153)

HSL

hsl(20.8, 14.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.8, 14.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 14.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(67.82, 4.65, 6.92)

LCH

lch(67.82, 8.34, 56.1)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0238, 49.95)

HWB

hwb(20.8, 60%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99aab3

Analogous

#b3999d

#b3a299

#b3af99

Triadic

#b3a299

#99b3a2

#a299b3

Split-complementary

#b3a299

#99b3af

#999db3

Tetradic

#b3a299

#aab399

#99aab3

#a299b3

Square

#b3a299

#9db399

#99aab3

#af99b3

Shades

Color #b3a299 mixed toward black.

#9b8579

#7f6a5f

#5f4f47

#3f352f

#201a18

Tints

Color #b3a299 mixed toward white.

#c0b2aa

#ccc1bb

#d9d1cc

#e6e0dd

#f2f0ee

Tones

Color #b3a299 mixed toward gray.

#b1a39b

#afa39d

#ada4a0

#aaa5a2

#a8a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9b · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#adae9c · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#b29d9d · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a299]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b3a299 (#b3a299) is rgb(179, 162, 153) in RGB.

No, #b3a299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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