#8b5c06

Color #8b5c06

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 16.88 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5c06

RGB

rgb(139, 92, 6)

HSL

hsl(38.8, 91.7%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.8, 95.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.8%, 95.7%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(43, 12.91, 49.42)

LCH

lch(43, 51.08, 75.36)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.1068, 73.8)

HWB

hwb(38.8, 2.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#06358b

Analogous

#8b1906

#8b5c06

#778b06

Triadic

#8b5c06

#068b5c

#5c068b

Split-complementary

#8b5c06

#06778b

#19068b

Tetradic

#8b5c06

#358b06

#06358b

#5c068b

Square

#8b5c06

#068b19

#06358b

#8b0677

Shades

Color #8b5c06 mixed toward black.

#744d05

#5d3d04

#452e03

#2e1f02

#170f01

Tints

Color #8b5c06 mixed toward white.

#c58309

#f5a616

#f7bc50

#fad38a

#fce9c5

Tones

Color #8b5c06 mixed toward gray.

#805911

#75551c

#6a5227

#5f4f32

#534c3d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79792e · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#7c7f33 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#893d40 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5c06;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5c06]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

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Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#8b5c06 (#8b5c06) is rgb(139, 92, 6) in RGB.

No, #8b5c06 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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