#b9ada7

Color #b9ada7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9ada7

RGB

rgb(185, 173, 167)

HSL

hsl(20, 11.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 9.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 9.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.55, 3.24, 4.62)

LCH

lch(71.55, 5.64, 54.96)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0163, 48.48)

HWB

hwb(20, 65.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b3b9

Analogous

#b9a7aa

#b9ada7

#b9b6a7

Triadic

#b9ada7

#a7b9ad

#ada7b9

Split-complementary

#b9ada7

#a7b9b6

#a7aab9

Tetradic

#b9ada7

#b3b9a7

#a7b3b9

#ada7b9

Square

#b9ada7

#aab9a7

#a7b3b9

#b6a7b9

Shades

Color #b9ada7 mixed toward black.

#9f8f86

#837168

#62554e

#413834

#211c1a

Tints

Color #b9ada7 mixed toward white.

#c5bbb6

#d0c8c4

#dcd6d3

#e8e4e2

#f3f1f0

Tones

Color #b9ada7 mixed toward gray.

#b7ada8

#b6aeaa

#b4aeab

#b3afad

#b1afae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a8 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b6a9 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b8aaaa · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9ada7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9ada7]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#b9ada7 (#b9ada7) is rgb(185, 173, 167) in RGB.

No, #b9ada7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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