#8b5335

Color #8b5335

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 12.61 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5335

RGB

rgb(139, 83, 53)

HSL

hsl(20.9, 44.8%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.9, 61.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 61.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(41.11, 20.29, 27.26)

LCH

lch(41.11, 33.98, 53.34)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.0868, 48.13)

HWB

hwb(20.9, 20.8%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#356d8b

Analogous

#8b3542

#8b5335

#8b7e35

Triadic

#8b5335

#358b53

#53358b

Split-complementary

#8b5335

#358b7e

#35428b

Tetradic

#8b5335

#6d8b35

#356d8b

#53358b

Square

#8b5335

#428b35

#356d8b

#7e358b

Shades

Color #8b5335 mixed toward black.

#74452c

#5d3723

#45291a

#2e1c12

#170e09

Tints

Color #8b5335 mixed toward white.

#b16a44

#c48765

#d3a58c

#e2c3b2

#f0e1d9

Tones

Color #8b5335 mixed toward gray.

#84553c

#7d5743

#75594a

#6e5c52

#675e59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77763e · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#7a7d40 · ΔE 26.5

Tritanopia

#894445 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5335;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5335]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8b5335 (#8b5335) is rgb(139, 83, 53) in RGB.

No, #8b5335 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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