#8a5e4e

Color #8a5e4e

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 21.79 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5e4e

RGB

rgb(138, 94, 78)

HSL

hsl(16, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 43.5%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(44.18, 15.89, 16.42)

LCH

lch(44.18, 22.85, 45.94)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.0631, 40.76)

HWB

hwb(16, 30.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e7a8a

Analogous

#8a4e5c

#8a5e4e

#8a7c4e

Triadic

#8a5e4e

#4e8a5e

#5e4e8a

Split-complementary

#8a5e4e

#4e8a7c

#4e5c8a

Tetradic

#8a5e4e

#7a8a4e

#4e7a8a

#5e4e8a

Square

#8a5e4e

#5c8a4e

#4e7a8a

#7c4e8a

Shades

Color #8a5e4e mixed toward black.

#734e41

#5c3f34

#452f27

#2e1f1a

#17100d

Tints

Color #8a5e4e mixed toward white.

#a77563

#b89082

#caaca1

#dcc8c0

#ede3e0

Tones

Color #8a5e4e mixed toward gray.

#856053

#806358

#7b655d

#766762

#716a67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797952 · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#7c7f53 · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#885556 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5e4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5e4e]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#8a5e4e (#8a5e4e) is rgb(138, 94, 78) in RGB.

No, #8a5e4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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