#b98a6f

Color #b98a6f

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.24 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#b98a6f

RGB

rgb(185, 138, 111)

HSL

hsl(21.9, 34.6%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.9, 40%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 40%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(61.34, 14.34, 21.44)

LCH

lch(61.34, 25.79, 56.22)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0693, 51.09)

HWB

hwb(21.9, 43.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f9eb9

Analogous

#b96f79

#b98a6f

#b9af6f

Triadic

#b98a6f

#6fb98a

#8a6fb9

Split-complementary

#b98a6f

#6fb9af

#6f79b9

Tetradic

#b98a6f

#9eb96f

#6f9eb9

#8a6fb9

Square

#b98a6f

#79b96f

#6f9eb9

#af6fb9

Shades

Color #b98a6f mixed toward black.

#a67051

#855940

#644330

#422d20

#211610

Tints

Color #b98a6f mixed toward white.

#c59d87

#d0b19f

#dcc4b7

#e8d8cf

#f3ebe7

Tones

Color #b98a6f mixed toward gray.

#b38c75

#ad8d7b

#a68f81

#a09188

#9a928e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a676 · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#a9ad78 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#b77c7d · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b98a6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98a6f]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b98a6f (#b98a6f) is rgb(185, 138, 111) in RGB.

No, #b98a6f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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