#b5998a

Color #b5998a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.49 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5998a

RGB

rgb(181, 153, 138)

HSL

hsl(20.9, 22.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.9, 23.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 23.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(65.31, 8.02, 11.75)

LCH

lch(65.31, 14.23, 55.68)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0398, 49.79)

HWB

hwb(20.9, 54.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa6b5

Analogous

#b58a90

#b5998a

#b5ae8a

Triadic

#b5998a

#8ab599

#998ab5

Split-complementary

#b5998a

#8ab5ae

#8a90b5

Tetradic

#b5998a

#a6b58a

#8aa6b5

#998ab5

Square

#b5998a

#90b58a

#8aa6b5

#ae8ab5

Shades

Color #b5998a mixed toward black.

#a07c69

#826352

#624a3e

#413129

#211915

Tints

Color #b5998a mixed toward white.

#c1aa9d

#cebbb1

#daccc4

#e6ddd8

#f3eeeb

Tones

Color #b5998a mixed toward gray.

#b19a8d

#ae9b91

#aa9c95

#a79d98

#a39e9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa98e · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#abad8f · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#b49191 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5998a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5998a]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b5998a (#b5998a) is rgb(181, 153, 138) in RGB.

No, #b5998a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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