#b8b1a9

Color #b8b1a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b1a9

RGB

rgb(184, 177, 169)

HSL

hsl(32, 9.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(32, 8.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 8.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.56, 1.06, 4.97)

LCH

lch(72.56, 5.08, 77.96)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0138, 71.43)

HWB

hwb(32, 66.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b0b8

Analogous

#b8a9a9

#b8b1a9

#b7b8a9

Triadic

#b8b1a9

#a9b8b1

#b1a9b8

Split-complementary

#b8b1a9

#a9b7b8

#a9a9b8

Tetradic

#b8b1a9

#b0b8a9

#a9b0b8

#b1a9b8

Square

#b8b1a9

#a9b8a9

#a9b0b8

#b8a9b7

Shades

Color #b8b1a9 mixed toward black.

#9d9489

#81766a

#615950

#403b35

#201e1b

Tints

Color #b8b1a9 mixed toward white.

#c4beb7

#d0cbc6

#dbd8d4

#e7e5e2

#f3f2f1

Tones

Color #b8b1a9 mixed toward gray.

#b7b1aa

#b5b1ab

#b4b1ad

#b3b1ae

#b2b1af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ab · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b6ab · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b8adad · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b1a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b1a9]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Linen #faf0e6

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#b8b1a9 (#b8b1a9) is rgb(184, 177, 169) in RGB.

No, #b8b1a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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