#bbb6ab

Color #bbb6ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb6ab

RGB

rgb(187, 182, 171)

HSL

hsl(41.3, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.3, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 8.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.17, -0.19, 6.22)

LCH

lch(74.17, 6.22, 91.75)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0163, 86.49)

HWB

hwb(41.3, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb0bb

Analogous

#bbaeab

#bbb6ab

#b8bbab

Triadic

#bbb6ab

#abbbb6

#b6abbb

Split-complementary

#bbb6ab

#abb8bb

#aeabbb

Tetradic

#bbb6ab

#b0bbab

#abb0bb

#b6abbb

Square

#bbb6ab

#abbbae

#abb0bb

#bbabb8

Shades

Color #bbb6ab mixed toward black.

#a0998a

#847c6b

#635d50

#423e35

#211f1b

Tints

Color #bbb6ab mixed toward white.

#c6c2b9

#d2cec7

#dddbd5

#e8e7e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bbb6ab mixed toward gray.

#bab6ac

#b8b5ae

#b7b5af

#b6b4b0

#b4b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ae · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b9baae · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bbb0b0 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb6ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb6ab]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bbb6ab (#bbb6ab) is rgb(187, 182, 171) in RGB.

No, #bbb6ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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