#8b5a46

Color #8b5a46

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 19.59 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5a46

RGB

rgb(139, 90, 70)

HSL

hsl(17.4, 33%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.4, 49.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 49.6%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(43.13, 17.77, 19.83)

LCH

lch(43.13, 26.63, 48.14)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0719, 42.97)

HWB

hwb(17.4, 27.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#46778b

Analogous

#8b4655

#8b5a46

#8b7d46

Triadic

#8b5a46

#468b5a

#5a468b

Split-complementary

#8b5a46

#468b7d

#46558b

Tetradic

#8b5a46

#778b46

#46778b

#5a468b

Square

#8b5a46

#558b46

#46778b

#7d468b

Shades

Color #8b5a46 mixed toward black.

#744b3a

#5d3c2f

#462d23

#2e1e17

#170f0c

Tints

Color #8b5a46 mixed toward white.

#ab7058

#bc8d7a

#cda99b

#ddc6bc

#eee2de

Tones

Color #8b5a46 mixed toward gray.

#855c4c

#805f52

#7a6157

#74645d

#6e6663

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.65:1

White text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79784b · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#7b7f4d · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#894f50 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5a46;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5a46]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b5a46 (#8b5a46) is rgb(139, 90, 70) in RGB.

No, #8b5a46 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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