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#B2A899

#b2a899 ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b2a899 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 65.88% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.62% magenta, 14.04% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 13.97% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3977

Complementary

  1. #b2a899
  2. #99a3b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2a899
  2. #99afb2
  3. #9b99b2

Analogous

  1. #b29b99
  2. #b2a899
  3. #afb299

Triadic

  1. #b2a899
  2. #99b2a8
  3. #a899b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2a899
  2. #a3b299
  3. #99a3b2
  4. #a899b2

Square

  1. #b2a899
  2. #99b29b
  3. #99a3b2
  4. #b299af

Monochromatic

  1. #655b4d
  2. #91836d
  3. #b2a899
  4. #d3cdc5
  5. #f4f2f0

Shades

#b2a899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2a899
  2. #a0978a
  3. #8e867a
  4. #7d766b
  5. #6b655c
  6. #59544d
  7. #47433d
  8. #35322e
  9. #24221f
  10. #12110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2a899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2a899
  2. #bab1a3
  3. #c1b9ad
  4. #c9c2b8
  5. #d1cbc2
  6. #d9d4cc
  7. #e0dcd6
  8. #e8e5e0
  9. #f0eeeb
  10. #f7f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2a899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2a899
  2. #ada497
  3. #a8a094
  4. #a39c92
  5. #9e988f
  6. #99948d
  7. #94908a
  8. #8f8c88
  9. #8a8885
  10. #858483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada9a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca898 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaa99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a5a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa898 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5a6a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2a899 {
  color: #b2a899;
}
Background
.bg-b2a899 {
  background-color: #b2a899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2a899 {
  border: 2px solid #b2a899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2a899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 168 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 14% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2a899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2a899, #afb299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2a899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 168 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.83 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.22 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.62 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.99 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.36 #4d5766 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2a899  rgb(178, 168, 153)  hsl(36, 14%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#99a3b2  rgb(153, 163, 178)  hsl(216, 14%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#99b2a8  rgb(153, 178, 168)  hsl(156, 14%, 65%)  Opal
#a899b2  rgb(168, 153, 178)  hsl(276, 14%, 65%)  Pastel Purple