#b5ada9

Color #b5ada9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5ada9

RGB

rgb(181, 173, 169)

HSL

hsl(20, 7.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 6.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 6.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.27, 2.14, 3.07)

LCH

lch(71.27, 3.74, 55.12)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0108, 48.37)

HWB

hwb(20, 66.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b1b5

Analogous

#b5a9ab

#b5ada9

#b5b3a9

Triadic

#b5ada9

#a9b5ad

#ada9b5

Split-complementary

#b5ada9

#a9b5b3

#a9abb5

Tetradic

#b5ada9

#b1b5a9

#a9b1b5

#ada9b5

Square

#b5ada9

#abb5a9

#a9b1b5

#b3a9b5

Shades

Color #b5ada9 mixed toward black.

#9a8f8a

#7d726c

#5e5551

#3f3936

#1f1c1b

Tints

Color #b5ada9 mixed toward white.

#c1bbb7

#cec8c6

#dad6d4

#e6e4e2

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b5ada9 mixed toward gray.

#b4adaa

#b3aeab

#b2aeac

#b1aead

#b0afae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2aa · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b3aa · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b5abab · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5ada9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5ada9]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#b5ada9 (#b5ada9) is rgb(181, 173, 169) in RGB.

No, #b5ada9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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