#b9a38e

Color #b9a38e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.48 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a38e

RGB

rgb(185, 163, 142)

HSL

hsl(29.3, 23.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.3, 23.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 23.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.36, 4.68, 13.86)

LCH

lch(68.36, 14.63, 71.34)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0391, 65.86)

HWB

hwb(29.3, 55.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea4b9

Analogous

#b98e8e

#b9a38e

#b9b88e

Triadic

#b9a38e

#8eb9a3

#a38eb9

Split-complementary

#b9a38e

#8eb9b8

#8e8eb9

Tetradic

#b9a38e

#a4b98e

#8ea4b9

#a38eb9

Square

#b9a38e

#8eb98e

#8ea4b9

#b88eb9

Shades

Color #b9a38e mixed toward black.

#a4886c

#876c53

#65513f

#43362a

#221b15

Tints

Color #b9a38e mixed toward white.

#c5b2a1

#d0c2b4

#dcd1c6

#e8e0d9

#f3f0ec

Tones

Color #b9a38e mixed toward gray.

#b5a392

#b2a395

#aea399

#aba39c

#a7a3a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b093 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b395 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#b89898 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a38e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a38e]

Related colors

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#b9a38e (#b9a38e) is rgb(185, 163, 142) in RGB.

No, #b9a38e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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