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#B3A79A

#b3a79a ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3a79a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.49% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.7% magenta, 13.97% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 31.2°, with 14.12% saturation and 65.29% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.38.

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Relative luminance0.3955

Complementary

  1. #b3a79a
  2. #9aa6b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3a79a
  2. #9ab2b3
  3. #9a9ab3

Analogous

  1. #b39a9a
  2. #b3a79a
  3. #b2b39a

Triadic

  1. #b3a79a
  2. #9ab3a7
  3. #a79ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a79a
  2. #a6b39a
  3. #9aa6b3
  4. #a79ab3

Square

  1. #b3a79a
  2. #9ab39a
  3. #9aa6b3
  4. #b39ab2

Monochromatic

  1. #675a4d
  2. #92816e
  3. #b3a79a
  4. #d4cdc6
  5. #f5f3f1

Shades

#b3a79a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a79a
  2. #a1968b
  3. #8f867b
  4. #7d756c
  5. #6b645c
  6. #5a544d
  7. #48433e
  8. #36322e
  9. #24211f
  10. #12110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a79a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a79a
  2. #bbb0a4
  3. #c2b9ae
  4. #cac1b8
  5. #d1cac2
  6. #d9d3cd
  7. #e1dcd7
  8. #e8e5e1
  9. #f0edeb
  10. #f7f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a79a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a79a
  2. #aea397
  3. #a99f95
  4. #a49b92
  5. #9f9790
  6. #9a948d
  7. #94908a
  8. #8f8c88
  9. #8a8885
  10. #858483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba799 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaa9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8a4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea79a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a99a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a79a {
  color: #b3a79a;
}
Background
.bg-b3a79a {
  background-color: #b3a79a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a79a {
  border: 2px solid #b3a79a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a79a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 167 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 14% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a79a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a79a, #b2b39a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a79a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 167 154 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.38 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.04 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.74 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.41 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.13 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 12.41 #4c5865 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b3a79a  rgb(179, 167, 154)  hsl(31, 14%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#9aa6b3  rgb(154, 166, 179)  hsl(211, 14%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#9ab3a7  rgb(154, 179, 167)  hsl(151, 14%, 65%)  Opal
#a79ab3  rgb(167, 154, 179)  hsl(271, 14%, 65%)  Pastel Purple