#b5a69c

Color #b5a69c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a69c

RGB

rgb(181, 166, 156)

HSL

hsl(24, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 13.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.11, 3.71, 7.14)

LCH

lch(69.11, 8.05, 62.54)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0225, 56.03)

HWB

hwb(24, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cabb5

Analogous

#b59c9f

#b5a69c

#b5b39c

Triadic

#b5a69c

#9cb5a6

#a69cb5

Split-complementary

#b5a69c

#9cb5b3

#9c9fb5

Tetradic

#b5a69c

#abb59c

#9cabb5

#a69cb5

Square

#b5a69c

#9fb59c

#9cabb5

#b39cb5

Shades

Color #b5a69c mixed toward black.

#9d897c

#816d60

#605248

#403730

#201b18

Tints

Color #b5a69c mixed toward white.

#c1b5ad

#cec4bd

#dad3ce

#e6e1de

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #b5a69c mixed toward gray.

#b3a69e

#b1a7a0

#afa7a2

#ada8a4

#aba8a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf9e · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b19f · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b4a0a1 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a69c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a69c]

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Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#b5a69c (#b5a69c) is rgb(181, 166, 156) in RGB.

No, #b5a69c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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