#b9a196

Color #b9a196

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a196

RGB

rgb(185, 161, 150)

HSL

hsl(18.9, 20%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.9, 18.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 18.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.03, 6.99, 8.96)

LCH

lch(68.03, 11.36, 52.04)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0325, 46.12)

HWB

hwb(18.9, 58.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96aeb9

Analogous

#b9969d

#b9a196

#b9b396

Triadic

#b9a196

#96b9a1

#a196b9

Split-complementary

#b9a196

#96b9b3

#969db9

Tetradic

#b9a196

#aeb996

#96aeb9

#a196b9

Square

#b9a196

#9db996

#96aeb9

#b396b9

Shades

Color #b9a196 mixed toward black.

#a38375

#866759

#654e43

#43342d

#221a16

Tints

Color #b9a196 mixed toward white.

#c5b1a8

#d0c0b9

#dcd0cb

#e8e0dc

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b9a196 mixed toward gray.

#b6a299

#b3a39c

#b0a49f

#ada5a2

#aaa6a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf99 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b299 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#b89b9b · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a196]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9a196 (#b9a196) is rgb(185, 161, 150) in RGB.

No, #b9a196 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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