#bbaf99

Color #bbaf99

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaf99

RGB

rgb(187, 175, 153)

HSL

hsl(38.8, 20%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.8, 18.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 18.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.91, 0.62, 12.84)

LCH

lch(71.91, 12.85, 87.24)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0335, 82.79)

HWB

hwb(38.8, 60%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a5bb

Analogous

#bb9e99

#bbaf99

#b6bb99

Triadic

#bbaf99

#99bbaf

#af99bb

Split-complementary

#bbaf99

#99b6bb

#9e99bb

Tetradic

#bbaf99

#a5bb99

#99a5bb

#af99bb

Square

#bbaf99

#99bb9e

#99a5bb

#bb99b6

Shades

Color #bbaf99 mixed toward black.

#a49477

#88785b

#665a44

#443c2d

#221e17

Tints

Color #bbaf99 mixed toward white.

#c6bcaa

#d2cabb

#ddd7cc

#e8e4dd

#f4f2ee

Tones

Color #bbaf99 mixed toward gray.

#b8ae9c

#b5ad9f

#b3ada2

#b0aca4

#adaba7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b69f · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b8a0 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#baa3a4 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaf99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaf99]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#bbaf99 (#bbaf99) is rgb(187, 175, 153) in RGB.

No, #bbaf99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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