#b3a99b

Color #b3a99b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a99b

RGB

rgb(179, 169, 155)

HSL

hsl(35, 13.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35, 13.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 13.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.7, 1.17, 8.51)

LCH

lch(69.7, 8.59, 82.17)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0228, 76.57)

HWB

hwb(35, 60.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba5b3

Analogous

#b39d9b

#b3a99b

#b1b39b

Triadic

#b3a99b

#9bb3a9

#a99bb3

Split-complementary

#b3a99b

#9bb1b3

#9d9bb3

Tetradic

#b3a99b

#a5b39b

#9ba5b3

#a99bb3

Square

#b3a99b

#9bb39d

#9ba5b3

#b39bb1

Shades

Color #b3a99b mixed toward black.

#9b8e7b

#7e7260

#5f5548

#3f3930

#201c18

Tints

Color #b3a99b mixed toward white.

#c0b7ac

#ccc6bc

#d9d4cd

#e6e2de

#f2f1ee

Tones

Color #b3a99b mixed toward gray.

#b1a99d

#afa89f

#ada8a1

#aba8a3

#a9a7a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf9f · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#afb09f · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b3a1a2 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a99b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a99b]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#b3a99b (#b3a99b) is rgb(179, 169, 155) in RGB.

No, #b3a99b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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