#B6A899

A light, muted orange closely aligning with Darkgray.

About #B6A899

When working with digital screens, the color #B6A899 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkgray. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 168 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 8% M, 16% Y, and 29% K. The HSL representation is 31.0° hue, 16.6% saturation, and 65.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6A899
RGB182, 168, 153
HSL31.0°, 16.6%, 65.7%
CMYK0%, 8%, 16%, 29%
HSV31.0°, 15.9%, 71.4%
LAB69.6, 2.5, 9.6
XYZ39.0, 40.3, 35.8
Decimal11970713

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.32:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.05:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.69:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6A899; }
.text-color { color: #B6A899; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6A899; }

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Darkgray
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