#b4978d

Color #b4978d

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4978d

RGB

rgb(180, 151, 141)

HSL

hsl(15.4, 20.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.4, 21.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 21.7%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(64.77, 9.19, 9.29)

LCH

lch(64.77, 13.07, 45.31)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0377, 39.94)

HWB

hwb(15.4, 55.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8daab4

Analogous

#b48d96

#b4978d

#b4aa8d

Triadic

#b4978d

#8db497

#978db4

Split-complementary

#b4978d

#8db4aa

#8d96b4

Tetradic

#b4978d

#aab48d

#8daab4

#978db4

Square

#b4978d

#96b48d

#8daab4

#aa8db4

Shades

Color #b4978d mixed toward black.

#9f796d

#816055

#614840

#40302a

#201815

Tints

Color #b4978d mixed toward white.

#c0a8a0

#cdbab3

#d9cbc6

#e6dcd9

#f2eeec

Tones

Color #b4978d mixed toward gray.

#b19890

#ad9a93

#aa9c97

#a79d9a

#a49f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a890 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#aaac90 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#b39192 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4978d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4978d]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b4978d (#b4978d) is rgb(180, 151, 141) in RGB.

No, #b4978d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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