#bbb39c

Color #bbb39c

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.29 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb39c

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 156)

HSL

hsl(44.5, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.5, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 16.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.03, -1.05, 12.77)

LCH

lch(73.03, 12.81, 94.7)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.033, 91.04)

HWB

hwb(44.5, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca4bb

Analogous

#bba49c

#bbb39c

#b4bb9c

Triadic

#bbb39c

#9cbbb3

#b39cbb

Split-complementary

#bbb39c

#9cb4bb

#a49cbb

Tetradic

#bbb39c

#a4bb9c

#9ca4bb

#b39cbb

Square

#bbb39c

#9cbba4

#9ca4bb

#bb9cb4

Shades

Color #bbb39c mixed toward black.

#a4997a

#887d5d

#665e46

#443e2f

#221f17

Tints

Color #bbb39c mixed toward white.

#c6c0ad

#d2ccbd

#ddd9ce

#e8e6de

#f4f2ef

Tones

Color #bbb39c mixed toward gray.

#b9b29f

#b6b1a1

#b3afa4

#b1aea6

#aeada9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a2 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9a3 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#bba6a7 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb39c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb39c]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb39c (#bbb39c) is rgb(187, 179, 156) in RGB.

No, #bbb39c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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