#bbb6ae

Color #bbb6ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb6ae

RGB

rgb(187, 182, 174)

HSL

hsl(36.9, 8.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.9, 7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.24, 0.33, 4.69)

LCH

lch(74.24, 4.7, 85.98)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0125, 79.86)

HWB

hwb(36.9, 68.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb3bb

Analogous

#bbb0ae

#bbb6ae

#babbae

Triadic

#bbb6ae

#aebbb6

#b6aebb

Split-complementary

#bbb6ae

#aebabb

#b0aebb

Tetradic

#bbb6ae

#b3bbae

#aeb3bb

#b6aebb

Square

#bbb6ae

#aebbb0

#aeb3bb

#bbaeba

Shades

Color #bbb6ae mixed toward black.

#a0998d

#837b6e

#625c52

#413d37

#211f1b

Tints

Color #bbb6ae mixed toward white.

#c6c2bc

#d2cec9

#dddbd7

#e8e7e4

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bbb6ae mixed toward gray.

#bab6af

#b9b6b0

#b8b5b1

#b7b5b2

#b6b5b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b0 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b9bab0 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bbb2b2 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb6ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb6ae]

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Frequently asked questions

#bbb6ae (#bbb6ae) is rgb(187, 182, 174) in RGB.

No, #bbb6ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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