#b49a8a

Color #b49a8a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b49a8a

RGB

rgb(180, 154, 138)

HSL

hsl(22.9, 21.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.9, 23.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 23.3%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.48, 7.08, 11.96)

LCH

lch(65.48, 13.9, 59.38)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0385, 53.55)

HWB

hwb(22.9, 54.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa4b4

Analogous

#b48a8f

#b49a8a

#b4af8a

Triadic

#b49a8a

#8ab49a

#9a8ab4

Split-complementary

#b49a8a

#8ab4af

#8a8fb4

Tetradic

#b49a8a

#a4b48a

#8aa4b4

#9a8ab4

Square

#b49a8a

#8fb48a

#8aa4b4

#af8ab4

Shades

Color #b49a8a mixed toward black.

#9f7e6a

#816553

#614b3e

#413229

#201915

Tints

Color #b49a8a mixed toward white.

#c1ab9e

#cdbcb1

#dacdc5

#e6ddd8

#f3eeec

Tones

Color #b49a8a mixed toward gray.

#b19b8e

#ad9c91

#aa9d95

#a69d98

#a39e9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a98e · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#abad8f · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#b39192 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b49a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49a8a]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

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Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#b49a8a (#b49a8a) is rgb(180, 154, 138) in RGB.

No, #b49a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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