#b8b2a6

Color #b8b2a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.73 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b2a6

RGB

rgb(184, 178, 166)

HSL

hsl(40, 11.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 9.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 9.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.75, 0.01, 6.89)

LCH

lch(72.75, 6.89, 89.92)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0181, 84.6)

HWB

hwb(40, 65.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6acb8

Analogous

#b8a9a6

#b8b2a6

#b5b8a6

Triadic

#b8b2a6

#a6b8b2

#b2a6b8

Split-complementary

#b8b2a6

#a6b5b8

#a9a6b8

Tetradic

#b8b2a6

#acb8a6

#a6acb8

#b2a6b8

Square

#b8b2a6

#a6b8a9

#a6acb8

#b8a6b5

Shades

Color #b8b2a6 mixed toward black.

#9e9686

#827968

#615b4e

#413c34

#201e1a

Tints

Color #b8b2a6 mixed toward white.

#c4bfb5

#d0ccc4

#dbd8d2

#e7e5e1

#f3f2f0

Tones

Color #b8b2a6 mixed toward gray.

#b6b1a7

#b5b1a9

#b3b0aa

#b2b0ac

#b0afad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5a9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b6aa · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b8abac · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b2a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b2a6]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b8b2a6 (#b8b2a6) is rgb(184, 178, 166) in RGB.

No, #b8b2a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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