#b5a59b

Color #b5a59b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a59b

RGB

rgb(181, 165, 155)

HSL

hsl(23.1, 14.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.1, 14.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 14.4%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.82, 4.09, 7.28)

LCH

lch(68.82, 8.35, 60.67)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0236, 54.15)

HWB

hwb(23.1, 60.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9babb5

Analogous

#b59b9e

#b5a59b

#b5b29b

Triadic

#b5a59b

#9bb5a5

#a59bb5

Split-complementary

#b5a59b

#9bb5b2

#9b9eb5

Tetradic

#b5a59b

#abb59b

#9babb5

#a59bb5

Square

#b5a59b

#9eb59b

#9babb5

#b29bb5

Shades

Color #b5a59b mixed toward black.

#9d887b

#816c5f

#615148

#403630

#201b18

Tints

Color #b5a59b mixed toward white.

#c1b4ac

#cec3bc

#dad2cd

#e6e1de

#f3f0ee

Tones

Color #b5a59b mixed toward gray.

#b3a69d

#b1a69f

#afa7a2

#aca7a4

#aaa8a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae9d · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#afb09e · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#b49fa0 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a59b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a59b]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

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Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#b5a59b (#b5a59b) is rgb(181, 165, 155) in RGB.

No, #b5a59b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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