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#B3A089

#b3a089 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3a089 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 62.75% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.61% magenta, 23.46% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 32.86°, with 21.65% saturation and 61.96% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 8.14.

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Relative luminance0.3653

Complementary

  1. #b3a089
  2. #899cb3

Split complementary

  1. #b3a089
  2. #89b1b3
  3. #8b89b3

Analogous

  1. #b38b89
  2. #b3a089
  3. #b1b389

Triadic

  1. #b3a089
  2. #89b3a0
  3. #a089b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a089
  2. #9cb389
  3. #899cb3
  4. #a089b3

Square

  1. #b3a089
  2. #89b38b
  3. #899cb3
  4. #b389b1

Monochromatic

  1. #635340
  2. #927a5e
  3. #b3a089
  4. #d1c5b8
  5. #efebe6

Shades

#b3a089 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a089
  2. #a1907b
  3. #8f806e
  4. #7d7060
  5. #6b6052
  6. #5a5045
  7. #484037
  8. #363029
  9. #24201b
  10. #12100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a089 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a089
  2. #bbaa95
  3. #c2b3a1
  4. #cabdac
  5. #d1c6b8
  6. #d9d0c4
  7. #e1d9d0
  8. #e8e3dc
  9. #f0ece7
  10. #f7f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a089 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a089
  2. #ae9d88
  3. #a99a87
  4. #a49686
  5. #9f9385
  6. #9a9085
  7. #948d84
  8. #8f8a83
  9. #8a8682
  10. #858381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a088 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9b9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca088 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa389 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b89d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a089 {
  color: #b3a089;
}
Background
.bg-b3a089 {
  background-color: #b3a089;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a089 {
  border: 2px solid #b3a089;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a089;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 160 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 22% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a089 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a089, #b1b389);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a089 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 160 137 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.14 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.24 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.92 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.99 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 11.25 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 11.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.54 #4c5f76 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Tan
#b3a089  rgb(179, 160, 137)  hsl(33, 22%, 62%)  Tan
#899cb3  rgb(137, 156, 179)  hsl(213, 22%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#89b3a0  rgb(137, 179, 160)  hsl(153, 22%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#a089b3  rgb(160, 137, 179)  hsl(273, 22%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty