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#B9A693

#b9a693 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b9a693 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 65.1% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.27% magenta, 20.54% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 21.35% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 7.95.

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Relative luminance0.3969

Complementary

  1. #b9a693
  2. #93a6b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9a693
  2. #93b9b9
  3. #9393b9

Analogous

  1. #b99393
  2. #b9a693
  3. #b9b993

Triadic

  1. #b9a693
  2. #93b9a6
  3. #a693b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9a693
  2. #a6b993
  3. #93a6b9
  4. #a693b9

Square

  1. #b9a693
  2. #93b993
  3. #93a6b9
  4. #b993b9

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5a46
  2. #9b8065
  3. #b9a693
  4. #d7ccc1
  5. #f5f3f0

Shades

#b9a693 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9a693
  2. #a79584
  3. #948576
  4. #827467
  5. #6f6458
  6. #5d534a
  7. #4a423b
  8. #38322c
  9. #25211d
  10. #13110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9a693 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9a693
  2. #c0af9e
  3. #c7b8a9
  4. #cec1b3
  5. #d5cabe
  6. #dcd3c9
  7. #e3dbd4
  8. #eae4df
  9. #f1ede9
  10. #f8f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9a693 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9a693
  2. #b3a291
  3. #ae9e8f
  4. #a89b8d
  5. #a2978b
  6. #9d938a
  7. #978f88
  8. #918b86
  9. #8b8884
  10. #868482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a8a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1ab93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0a2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a692 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a993 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bda39b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9a693 {
  color: #b9a693;
}
Background
.bg-b9a693 {
  background-color: #b9a693;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9a693 {
  border: 2px solid #b9a693;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9a693;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 166 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 21% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9a693 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9a693, #b9b993);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9a693 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 166 147 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.95 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.60 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.41 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.50 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.80 #46596c Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Tan
#b9a693  rgb(185, 166, 147)  hsl(30, 21%, 65%)  Tan
#93a6b9  rgb(147, 166, 185)  hsl(210, 21%, 65%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#93b9a6  rgb(147, 185, 166)  hsl(150, 21%, 65%)  Opal
#a693b9  rgb(166, 147, 185)  hsl(270, 21%, 65%)  Pastel Purple