#b3a99c

Color #b3a99c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a99c

RGB

rgb(179, 169, 156)

HSL

hsl(33.9, 13.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.9, 12.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 12.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.73, 1.33, 7.99)

LCH

lch(69.73, 8.1, 80.55)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0217, 74.49)

HWB

hwb(33.9, 61.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca6b3

Analogous

#b39e9c

#b3a99c

#b2b39c

Triadic

#b3a99c

#9cb3a9

#a99cb3

Split-complementary

#b3a99c

#9cb2b3

#9e9cb3

Tetradic

#b3a99c

#a6b39c

#9ca6b3

#a99cb3

Square

#b3a99c

#9cb39e

#9ca6b3

#b39cb2

Shades

Color #b3a99c mixed toward black.

#9b8e7c

#7e7261

#5f5549

#3f3931

#201c18

Tints

Color #b3a99c mixed toward white.

#c0b7ad

#ccc6bd

#d9d4ce

#e6e2de

#f2f1ef

Tones

Color #b3a99c mixed toward gray.

#b1a99e

#afa9a0

#ada8a2

#aba8a4

#a9a8a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

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 5.8

Deuteranopia

#afb0a0 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b3a2a2 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a99c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a99c]

Related colors

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#b3a99c (#b3a99c) is rgb(179, 169, 156) in RGB.

No, #b3a99c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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