#856a48

Color #856a48

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 24 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#856a48

RGB

rgb(133, 106, 72)

HSL

hsl(33.4, 29.8%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.4, 45.9%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 45.9%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(46.66, 5.96, 23.14)

LCH

lch(46.66, 23.9, 75.56)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0596, 72.42)

HWB

hwb(33.4, 28.2%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#486385

Analogous

#854b48

#856a48

#828548

Triadic

#856a48

#48856a

#6a4885

Split-complementary

#856a48

#488285

#4b4885

Tetradic

#856a48

#638548

#486385

#6a4885

Square

#856a48

#48854b

#486385

#854882

Shades

Color #856a48 mixed toward black.

#6f583c

#594730

#433524

#2c2318

#16120c

Tints

Color #856a48 mixed toward white.

#a6845a

#b89d7b

#c9b59c

#dbcebd

#ede6de

Tones

Color #856a48 mixed toward gray.

#80694d

#7b6952

#766857

#71685c

#6c6761

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.15:1

White text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a52 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#7c7e54 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#84595a · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 15.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #856a48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856a48]

Related colors

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Antique White #faebd7

Bisque #ffe4c4

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#856a48 (#856a48) is rgb(133, 106, 72) in RGB.

No, #856a48 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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