#b6a89e

Color #b6a89e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.75 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a89e

RGB

rgb(182, 168, 158)

HSL

hsl(25, 14.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25, 13.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 13.2%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.77, 3.33, 6.98)

LCH

lch(69.77, 7.73, 64.5)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0216, 57.85)

HWB

hwb(25, 62%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eacb6

Analogous

#b69ea0

#b6a89e

#b6b49e

Triadic

#b6a89e

#9eb6a8

#a89eb6

Split-complementary

#b6a89e

#9eb6b4

#9ea0b6

Tetradic

#b6a89e

#acb69e

#9eacb6

#a89eb6

Square

#b6a89e

#a0b69e

#9eacb6

#b49eb6

Shades

Color #b6a89e mixed toward black.

#9e8b7e

#816f61

#615349

#413731

#201c18

Tints

Color #b6a89e mixed toward white.

#c2b7ae

#cec5be

#dbd4cf

#e7e2df

#f3f1ef

Tones

Color #b6a89e mixed toward gray.

#b4a8a0

#b2a9a2

#b0a9a4

#aea9a6

#acaaa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a0 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b2a1 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#b5a2a3 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a89e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a89e]

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Frequently asked questions

#b6a89e (#b6a89e) is rgb(182, 168, 158) in RGB.

No, #b6a89e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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