#8a6d42

Color #8a6d42

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 24.98 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6d42

RGB

rgb(138, 109, 66)

HSL

hsl(35.8, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.8, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21%, 52.2%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(47.92, 5.81, 28.26)

LCH

lch(47.92, 28.85, 78.38)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.07, 76.36)

HWB

hwb(35.8, 25.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#425f8a

Analogous

#8a4942

#8a6d42

#838a42

Triadic

#8a6d42

#428a6d

#6d428a

Split-complementary

#8a6d42

#42838a

#49428a

Tetradic

#8a6d42

#5f8a42

#425f8a

#6d428a

Square

#8a6d42

#428a49

#425f8a

#8a4283

Shades

Color #8a6d42 mixed toward black.

#735b37

#5c492c

#453621

#2e2416

#17120b

Tints

Color #8a6d42 mixed toward white.

#ad8852

#bda075

#ceb897

#decfba

#efe7dc

Tones

Color #8a6d42 mixed toward gray.

#846c48

#7e6b4e

#786954

#72685a

#6c6760

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.35:1

White text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e4f · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#808252 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#89585a · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6d42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6d42]

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Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#8a6d42 (#8a6d42) is rgb(138, 109, 66) in RGB.

No, #8a6d42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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