#b5aea6

Color #b5aea6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aea6

RGB

rgb(181, 174, 166)

HSL

hsl(32, 9.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(32, 8.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 8.3%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.45, 1.07, 4.99)

LCH

lch(71.45, 5.1, 77.9)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0138, 71.43)

HWB

hwb(32, 65.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6adb5

Analogous

#b5a6a6

#b5aea6

#b4b5a6

Triadic

#b5aea6

#a6b5ae

#aea6b5

Split-complementary

#b5aea6

#a6b4b5

#a6a6b5

Tetradic

#b5aea6

#adb5a6

#a6adb5

#aea6b5

Square

#b5aea6

#a6b5a6

#a6adb5

#b5a6b4

Shades

Color #b5aea6 mixed toward black.

#9b9186

#7e7469

#5f574f

#3f3a34

#201d1a

Tints

Color #b5aea6 mixed toward white.

#c1bbb5

#cec9c4

#dad6d2

#e6e4e1

#f3f1f0

Tones

Color #b5aea6 mixed toward gray.

#b4aea7

#b2aea8

#b1aeaa

#b0aeab

#afadac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a8 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b3a8 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b5aaaa · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aea6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aea6]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Linen #faf0e6

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#b5aea6 (#b5aea6) is rgb(181, 174, 166) in RGB.

No, #b5aea6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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