#b3ac9d

Color #b3ac9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ac9d

RGB

rgb(179, 172, 157)

HSL

hsl(40.9, 12.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.9, 12.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 12.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.54, -0.12, 8.61)

LCH

lch(70.54, 8.61, 90.8)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0226, 85.93)

HWB

hwb(40.9, 61.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da4b3

Analogous

#b3a19d

#b3ac9d

#afb39d

Triadic

#b3ac9d

#9db3ac

#ac9db3

Split-complementary

#b3ac9d

#9dafb3

#a19db3

Tetradic

#b3ac9d

#a4b39d

#9da4b3

#ac9db3

Square

#b3ac9d

#9db3a1

#9da4b3

#b39daf

Shades

Color #b3ac9d mixed toward black.

#9b917e

#7e7562

#5f5849

#3f3b31

#201d18

Tints

Color #b3ac9d mixed toward white.

#c0baad

#ccc8be

#d9d6ce

#e6e3de

#f2f1ef

Tones

Color #b3ac9d mixed toward gray.

#b1ab9f

#afaba1

#aeaaa3

#aca9a4

#aaa9a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a1 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b0b1a2 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b3a4a4 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ac9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ac9d]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b3ac9d (#b3ac9d) is rgb(179, 172, 157) in RGB.

No, #b3ac9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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