#b9a79d

Color #b9a79d

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a79d

RGB

rgb(185, 167, 157)

HSL

hsl(21.4, 16.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.4, 15.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 15.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.74, 4.83, 7.54)

LCH

lch(69.74, 8.95, 57.36)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0255, 51.06)

HWB

hwb(21.4, 61.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dafb9

Analogous

#b99da1

#b9a79d

#b9b59d

Triadic

#b9a79d

#9db9a7

#a79db9

Split-complementary

#b9a79d

#9db9b5

#9da1b9

Tetradic

#b9a79d

#afb99d

#9dafb9

#a79db9

Square

#b9a79d

#a1b99d

#9dafb9

#b59db9

Shades

Color #b9a79d mixed toward black.

#a1897c

#856d5f

#645147

#433630

#211b18

Tints

Color #b9a79d mixed toward white.

#c5b6ad

#d0c4be

#dcd3ce

#e8e2de

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #b9a79d mixed toward gray.

#b7a89f

#b4a8a2

#b2a9a4

#b0aaa6

#adaaa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b19f · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b4a0 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#b8a1a2 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a79d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a79d]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b9a79d (#b9a79d) is rgb(185, 167, 157) in RGB.

No, #b9a79d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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