#bbb4a1

Color #bbb4a1

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.4 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4a1

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 161)

HSL

hsl(43.8, 16%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.8, 13.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 13.9%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.4, -0.79, 10.58)

LCH

lch(73.4, 10.61, 94.27)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0275, 90.21)

HWB

hwb(43.8, 63.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a8bb

Analogous

#bba7a1

#bbb4a1

#b5bba1

Triadic

#bbb4a1

#a1bbb4

#b4a1bb

Split-complementary

#bbb4a1

#a1b5bb

#a7a1bb

Tetradic

#bbb4a1

#a8bba1

#a1a8bb

#b4a1bb

Square

#bbb4a1

#a1bba7

#a1a8bb

#bba1b5

Shades

Color #bbb4a1 mixed toward black.

#a3997f

#867c61

#655d49

#433e31

#221f18

Tints

Color #bbb4a1 mixed toward white.

#c6c0b1

#d2cdc0

#ddd9d0

#e8e6e0

#f4f2ef

Tones

Color #bbb4a1 mixed toward gray.

#b9b3a3

#b7b2a5

#b4b1a7

#b2b0aa

#b0afac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b9a7 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#bbaaaa · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4a1]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4a1 (#bbb4a1) is rgb(187, 180, 161) in RGB.

No, #bbb4a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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