#b8b1a0

Color #b8b1a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b1a0

RGB

rgb(184, 177, 160)

HSL

hsl(42.5, 14.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.5, 13%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 13%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.34, -0.46, 9.59)

LCH

lch(72.34, 9.6, 92.75)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.025, 88.17)

HWB

hwb(42.5, 62.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a7b8

Analogous

#b8a5a0

#b8b1a0

#b3b8a0

Triadic

#b8b1a0

#a0b8b1

#b1a0b8

Split-complementary

#b8b1a0

#a0b3b8

#a5a0b8

Tetradic

#b8b1a0

#a7b8a0

#a0a7b8

#b1a0b8

Square

#b8b1a0

#a0b8a5

#a0a7b8

#b8a0b3

Shades

Color #b8b1a0 mixed toward black.

#a0967f

#837a62

#635b4a

#423d31

#211e19

Tints

Color #b8b1a0 mixed toward white.

#c4beb0

#d0cbc0

#dcd8d0

#e7e5df

#f3f2ef

Tones

Color #b8b1a0 mixed toward gray.

#b6b0a2

#b4afa4

#b2afa6

#b0aea8

#aeadaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5a4 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b6a5 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#b8a8a8 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b1a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b1a0]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b8b1a0 (#b8b1a0) is rgb(184, 177, 160) in RGB.

No, #b8b1a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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