#b3ab99

Color #b3ab99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.35 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ab99

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 153)

HSL

hsl(41.5, 14.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.5, 14.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 14.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.18, -0.24, 10.3)

LCH

lch(70.18, 10.3, 91.33)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0268, 86.8)

HWB

hwb(41.5, 60%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a1b3

Analogous

#b39e99

#b3ab99

#aeb399

Triadic

#b3ab99

#99b3ab

#ab99b3

Split-complementary

#b3ab99

#99aeb3

#9e99b3

Tetradic

#b3ab99

#a1b399

#99a1b3

#ab99b3

Square

#b3ab99

#99b39e

#99a1b3

#b399ae

Shades

Color #b3ab99 mixed toward black.

#9b9179

#7f755f

#5f5847

#3f3a2f

#201d18

Tints

Color #b3ab99 mixed toward white.

#c0b9aa

#ccc7bb

#d9d5cc

#e6e3dd

#f2f1ee

Tones

Color #b3ab99 mixed toward gray.

#b1aa9b

#afa99d

#ada8a0

#aaa8a2

#a8a7a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b09e · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b19f · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#b3a1a2 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ab99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ab99]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b3ab99 (#b3ab99) is rgb(179, 171, 153) in RGB.

No, #b3ab99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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