#beb2ae

Color #beb2ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#beb2ae

RGB

rgb(190, 178, 174)

HSL

hsl(15, 11%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 8.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 8.4%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(73.44, 3.57, 3.57)

LCH

lch(73.44, 5.05, 45)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0149, 39.56)

HWB

hwb(15, 68.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebabe

Analogous

#beaeb2

#beb2ae

#bebaae

Triadic

#beb2ae

#aebeb2

#b2aebe

Split-complementary

#beb2ae

#aebeba

#aeb2be

Tetradic

#beb2ae

#babeae

#aebabe

#b2aebe

Square

#beb2ae

#b2beae

#aebabe

#baaebe

Shades

Color #beb2ae mixed toward black.

#a3928c

#87736c

#655651

#433936

#221d1b

Tints

Color #beb2ae mixed toward white.

#c9bfbc

#d4ccc9

#dfd9d7

#e9e5e4

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #beb2ae mixed toward gray.

#bdb3af

#bbb3b1

#bab4b2

#b9b5b3

#b7b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9af · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#babbaf · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#bdb0b0 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #beb2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#beb2ae]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#beb2ae (#beb2ae) is rgb(190, 178, 174) in RGB.

No, #beb2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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