#b5ad9c

Color #b5ad9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5ad9c

RGB

rgb(181, 173, 156)

HSL

hsl(40.8, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.8, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 13.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.95, -0.08, 9.76)

LCH

lch(70.95, 9.76, 90.47)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0255, 85.72)

HWB

hwb(40.8, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca4b5

Analogous

#b5a19c

#b5ad9c

#b1b59c

Triadic

#b5ad9c

#9cb5ad

#ad9cb5

Split-complementary

#b5ad9c

#9cb1b5

#a19cb5

Tetradic

#b5ad9c

#a4b59c

#9ca4b5

#ad9cb5

Square

#b5ad9c

#9cb5a1

#9ca4b5

#b59cb1

Shades

Color #b5ad9c mixed toward black.

#9d927c

#817660

#605948

#403b30

#201e18

Tints

Color #b5ad9c mixed toward white.

#c1bbad

#cec8bd

#dad6ce

#e6e4de

#f3f1ef

Tones

Color #b5ad9c mixed toward gray.

#b3ac9e

#b1aca0

#afaba2

#adaaa4

#aba9a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a0 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b3a1 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b5a4a4 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5ad9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5ad9c]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Orange #ffa500

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#b5ad9c (#b5ad9c) is rgb(181, 173, 156) in RGB.

No, #b5ad9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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