#b49f97

Color #b49f97

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.69 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b49f97

RGB

rgb(180, 159, 151)

HSL

hsl(16.6, 16.2%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.6, 16.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 16.1%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(67.08, 6.35, 6.99)

LCH

lch(67.08, 9.44, 47.75)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0273, 42.03)

HWB

hwb(16.6, 59.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97acb4

Analogous

#b4979d

#b49f97

#b4ae97

Triadic

#b49f97

#97b49f

#9f97b4

Split-complementary

#b49f97

#97b4ae

#979db4

Tetradic

#b49f97

#acb497

#97acb4

#9f97b4

Square

#b49f97

#9db497

#97acb4

#ae97b4

Shades

Color #b49f97 mixed toward black.

#9d8177

#80665c

#604d45

#40332e

#201a17

Tints

Color #b49f97 mixed toward white.

#c0afa8

#cdbfba

#d9cfcb

#e6dfdc

#f2efee

Tones

Color #b49f97 mixed toward gray.

#b2a099

#afa19c

#ada29e

#aaa3a1

#a8a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab99 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#adae99 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#b39b9b · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49f97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49f97]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b49f97 (#b49f97) is rgb(180, 159, 151) in RGB.

No, #b49f97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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