#b8b6b2

Color #b8b6b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6b2

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 178)

HSL

hsl(40, 4.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 3.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 3.3%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.1, -0.03, 2.28)

LCH

lch(74.1, 2.28, 90.75)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.006, 84.29)

HWB

hwb(40, 69.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b4b8

Analogous

#b8b3b2

#b8b6b2

#b7b8b2

Triadic

#b8b6b2

#b2b8b6

#b6b2b8

Split-complementary

#b8b6b2

#b2b7b8

#b3b2b8

Tetradic

#b8b6b2

#b4b8b2

#b2b4b8

#b6b2b8

Square

#b8b6b2

#b2b8b3

#b2b4b8

#b8b2b7

Shades

Color #b8b6b2 mixed toward black.

#9b9893

#7e7a74

#5e5c57

#3f3d3a

#1f1f1d

Tints

Color #b8b6b2 mixed toward white.

#c4c2bf

#d0cecc

#dcdbd9

#e7e7e5

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b8b6b2 mixed toward gray.

#b8b6b3

#b7b6b3

#b7b6b4

#b6b5b4

#b6b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b3 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b3 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b8b4b4 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6b2]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6b2 (#b8b6b2) is rgb(184, 182, 178) in RGB.

No, #b8b6b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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