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#B9AD98

#b9ad98 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b9ad98 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 67.84% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.49% magenta, 17.84% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.18°, with 19.08% saturation and 66.08% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 8.04.

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Relative luminance0.4247

Complementary

  1. #b9ad98
  2. #98a4b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9ad98
  2. #98b5b9
  3. #9d98b9

Analogous

  1. #b99d98
  2. #b9ad98
  3. #b5b998

Triadic

  1. #b9ad98
  2. #98b9ad
  3. #ad98b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9ad98
  2. #a4b998
  3. #98a4b9
  4. #ad98b9

Square

  1. #b9ad98
  2. #98b99d
  3. #98a4b9
  4. #b998b5

Monochromatic

  1. #6e614a
  2. #9a896a
  3. #b9ad98
  4. #d8d1c6
  5. #f7f5f3

Shades

#b9ad98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9ad98
  2. #a79c89
  3. #948a7a
  4. #82796a
  5. #6f685b
  6. #5d574c
  7. #4a453d
  8. #38342e
  9. #25231e
  10. #13110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9ad98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9ad98
  2. #c0b5a2
  3. #c7bdad
  4. #cec6b7
  5. #d5cec1
  6. #dcd6cc
  7. #e3ded6
  8. #eae6e0
  9. #f1efea
  10. #f8f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9ad98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9ad98
  2. #b3a996
  3. #aea493
  4. #a8a091
  5. #a29b8e
  6. #9d978c
  7. #97928a
  8. #918e87
  9. #8b8985
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3aea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3ad97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfa9a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5ad97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7af98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdaba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9ad98 {
  color: #b9ad98;
}
Background
.bg-b9ad98 {
  background-color: #b9ad98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9ad98 {
  border: 2px solid #b9ad98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9ad98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 173 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 19% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9ad98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9ad98, #b5b998);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9ad98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 173 152 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.04 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.56 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.81 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.99 #465267 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Tan
#b9ad98  rgb(185, 173, 152)  hsl(38, 19%, 66%)  Tan
#98a4b9  rgb(152, 164, 185)  hsl(218, 19%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#98b9ad  rgb(152, 185, 173)  hsl(158, 19%, 66%)  Opal
#ad98b9  rgb(173, 152, 185)  hsl(278, 19%, 66%)  Pastel Purple