#b8a279

Color #b8a279

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a279

RGB

rgb(184, 162, 121)

HSL

hsl(39, 30.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39, 34.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12%, 34.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(67.59, 1.95, 24.31)

LCH

lch(67.59, 24.39, 85.41)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0614, 82.79)

HWB

hwb(39, 47.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798fb8

Analogous

#b88279

#b8a279

#afb879

Triadic

#b8a279

#79b8a2

#a279b8

Split-complementary

#b8a279

#79afb8

#8279b8

Tetradic

#b8a279

#8fb879

#798fb8

#a279b8

Square

#b8a279

#79b882

#798fb8

#b879af

Shades

Color #b8a279 mixed toward black.

#a68b58

#856f46

#645335

#423823

#211c12

Tints

Color #b8a279 mixed toward white.

#c4b18f

#d0c1a6

#dbd0bc

#e7e0d2

#f3efe9

Tones

Color #b8a279 mixed toward gray.

#b3a07e

#ad9f84

#a89d89

#a39c8e

#9e9a93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf84 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b0b287 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b78d8e · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a279;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a279]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#b8a279 (#b8a279) is rgb(184, 162, 121) in RGB.

No, #b8a279 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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