#b5ab9a

Color #b5ab9a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5ab9a

RGB

rgb(181, 171, 154)

HSL

hsl(37.8, 15.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.8, 14.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 14.9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.37, 0.67, 10.04)

LCH

lch(70.37, 10.06, 86.18)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0264, 81.07)

HWB

hwb(37.8, 60.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aa4b5

Analogous

#b59e9a

#b5ab9a

#b2b59a

Triadic

#b5ab9a

#9ab5ab

#ab9ab5

Split-complementary

#b5ab9a

#9ab2b5

#9e9ab5

Tetradic

#b5ab9a

#a4b59a

#9aa4b5

#ab9ab5

Square

#b5ab9a

#9ab59e

#9aa4b5

#b59ab2

Shades

Color #b5ab9a mixed toward black.

#9d907a

#81745e

#615747

#403a2f

#201d18

Tints

Color #b5ab9a mixed toward white.

#c1b9ab

#cec7bc

#dad5cd

#e6e3dd

#f3f1ee

Tones

Color #b5ab9a mixed toward gray.

#b3aa9c

#b1aa9f

#aea9a1

#aca9a3

#aaa8a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b19e · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b29f · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#b5a2a2 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5ab9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5ab9a]

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Frequently asked questions

#b5ab9a (#b5ab9a) is rgb(181, 171, 154) in RGB.

No, #b5ab9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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