#b8a198

Color #b8a198

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.49 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a198

RGB

rgb(184, 161, 152)

HSL

hsl(16.9, 18.4%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.9, 17.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 17.4%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(67.98, 6.93, 7.78)

LCH

lch(67.98, 10.42, 48.31)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0301, 42.58)

HWB

hwb(16.9, 59.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98afb8

Analogous

#b8989f

#b8a198

#b8b198

Triadic

#b8a198

#98b8a1

#a198b8

Split-complementary

#b8a198

#98b8b1

#989fb8

Tetradic

#b8a198

#afb898

#98afb8

#a198b8

Square

#b8a198

#9fb898

#98afb8

#b198b8

Shades

Color #b8a198 mixed toward black.

#a18377

#85675b

#634d45

#42342e

#211a17

Tints

Color #b8a198 mixed toward white.

#c4b1a9

#d0c0ba

#dcd0cc

#e7e0dd

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b8a198 mixed toward gray.

#b5a29b

#b3a39d

#b0a5a0

#ada6a3

#aba7a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afae9a · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b29b · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#b79c9c · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a198;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a198]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b8a198 (#b8a198) is rgb(184, 161, 152) in RGB.

No, #b8a198 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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