#8b5e2e

Color #8b5e2e

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 16 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-800 #894b00 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5e2e

RGB

rgb(139, 94, 46)

HSL

hsl(31, 50.3%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(31, 66.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 66.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(43.79, 13.35, 34.3)

LCH

lch(43.79, 36.81, 68.73)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.0868, 65.56)

HWB

hwb(31, 18%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e5b8b

Analogous

#8b302e

#8b5e2e

#8a8b2e

Triadic

#8b5e2e

#2e8b5e

#5e2e8b

Split-complementary

#8b5e2e

#2e8a8b

#302e8b

Tetradic

#8b5e2e

#5b8b2e

#2e5b8b

#5e2e8b

Square

#8b5e2e

#2e8b30

#2e5b8b

#8b2e8a

Shades

Color #8b5e2e mixed toward black.

#744e26

#5d3f1f

#462f17

#2e1f0f

#171008

Tints

Color #8b5e2e mixed toward white.

#b47a3b

#c9955c

#d7af85

#e4caae

#f2e4d6

Tones

Color #8b5e2e mixed toward gray.

#835e36

#7c5e3e

#745d45

#6c5d4d

#645d55

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a3e · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#7d8041 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#894849 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 20.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5e2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5e2e]

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Frequently asked questions

#8b5e2e (#8b5e2e) is rgb(139, 94, 46) in RGB.

No, #8b5e2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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