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#B3AB9F

#b3ab9f ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3ab9f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.06% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.47% magenta, 11.17% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 11.63% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.32.

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Relative luminance0.4121

Complementary

  1. #b3ab9f
  2. #9fa7b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3ab9f
  2. #9fb1b3
  3. #a19fb3

Analogous

  1. #b3a19f
  2. #b3ab9f
  3. #b1b39f

Triadic

  1. #b3ab9f
  2. #9fb3ab
  3. #ab9fb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3ab9f
  2. #a7b39f
  3. #9fa7b3
  4. #ab9fb3

Square

  1. #b3ab9f
  2. #9fb3a1
  3. #9fa7b3
  4. #b39fb1

Monochromatic

  1. #675f52
  2. #918674
  3. #b3ab9f
  4. #d5d0ca
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#b3ab9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3ab9f
  2. #a19a8f
  3. #8f897f
  4. #7d786f
  5. #6b675f
  6. #5a5650
  7. #484440
  8. #363330
  9. #242220
  10. #121110
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3ab9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3ab9f
  2. #bbb3a9
  3. #c2bcb2
  4. #cac4bc
  5. #d1cdc5
  6. #d9d5cf
  7. #e1ddd9
  8. #e8e6e2
  9. #f0eeec
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3ab9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3ab9f
  2. #aea79c
  3. #a9a299
  4. #a49e96
  5. #9f9a93
  6. #9a9690
  7. #94918c
  8. #8f8d89
  9. #8a8986
  10. #858483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afaca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afab9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1ad9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a9a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0ab9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2ac9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5aaa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3ab9f {
  color: #b3ab9f;
}
Background
.bg-b3ab9f {
  background-color: #b3ab9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3ab9f {
  border: 2px solid #b3ab9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3ab9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 171 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 12% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3ab9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3ab9f, #b1b39f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3ab9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 171 159 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.32 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.30 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.92 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.20 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.13 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 11.69 #4c5460 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b3ab9f  rgb(179, 171, 159)  hsl(36, 12%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#9fa7b3  rgb(159, 167, 179)  hsl(216, 12%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#9fb3ab  rgb(159, 179, 171)  hsl(156, 12%, 66%)  Opal
#ab9fb3  rgb(171, 159, 179)  hsl(276, 12%, 66%)  Rose Quartz