#b5a39c

Color #b5a39c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.1 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a39c

RGB

rgb(181, 163, 156)

HSL

hsl(16.8, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.8, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 13.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.33, 5.35, 6.02)

LCH

lch(68.33, 8.05, 48.37)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0234, 42.41)

HWB

hwb(16.8, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9caeb5

Analogous

#b59ca2

#b5a39c

#b5b09c

Triadic

#b5a39c

#9cb5a3

#a39cb5

Split-complementary

#b5a39c

#9cb5b0

#9ca2b5

Tetradic

#b5a39c

#aeb59c

#9caeb5

#a39cb5

Square

#b5a39c

#a2b59c

#9caeb5

#b09cb5

Shades

Color #b5a39c mixed toward black.

#9d857c

#816960

#604f48

#403530

#201a18

Tints

Color #b5a39c mixed toward white.

#c1b2ad

#cec2bd

#dad1ce

#e6e0de

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #b5a39c mixed toward gray.

#b3a49e

#b1a5a0

#afa6a2

#ada7a4

#aba8a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aead9e · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#afb09e · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#b49f9f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a39c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a39c]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b5a39c (#b5a39c) is rgb(181, 163, 156) in RGB.

No, #b5a39c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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