#b8a599

Color #b8a599

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a599

RGB

rgb(184, 165, 153)

HSL

hsl(23.2, 17.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.2, 16.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 16.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.04, 4.9, 8.73)

LCH

lch(69.04, 10.01, 60.7)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.028, 54.44)

HWB

hwb(23.2, 60%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99acb8

Analogous

#b8999d

#b8a599

#b8b599

Triadic

#b8a599

#99b8a5

#a599b8

Split-complementary

#b8a599

#99b8b5

#999db8

Tetradic

#b8a599

#acb899

#99acb8

#a599b8

Square

#b8a599

#9db899

#99acb8

#b599b8

Shades

Color #b8a599 mixed toward black.

#a18878

#846c5c

#635145

#42362e

#211b17

Tints

Color #b8a599 mixed toward white.

#c4b4aa

#d0c3bb

#dcd2cc

#e7e1dd

#f3f0ee

Tones

Color #b8a599 mixed toward gray.

#b5a69c

#b3a69e

#b0a7a1

#aea7a3

#aba8a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b09c · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b39d · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#b79e9f · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a599]

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Frequently asked questions

#b8a599 (#b8a599) is rgb(184, 165, 153) in RGB.

No, #b8a599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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