#8b6226

Color #8b6226

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 17.58 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6226

RGB

rgb(139, 98, 38)

HSL

hsl(35.6, 57.1%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.6, 72.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 72.7%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(44.75, 10.52, 39.4)

LCH

lch(44.75, 40.78, 75.05)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0924, 73.39)

HWB

hwb(35.6, 14.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#264f8b

Analogous

#8b2f26

#8b6226

#828b26

Triadic

#8b6226

#268b62

#62268b

Split-complementary

#8b6226

#26828b

#2f268b

Tetradic

#8b6226

#4f8b26

#264f8b

#62268b

Square

#8b6226

#268b2f

#264f8b

#8b2682

Shades

Color #8b6226 mixed toward black.

#745220

#5d4119

#463113

#2e210d

#171006

Tints

Color #8b6226 mixed toward white.

#b78132

#cf9c51

#dbb57c

#e7cda8

#f3e6d3

Tones

Color #8b6226 mixed toward gray.

#83602e

#7a5f37

#725d3f

#695c48

#615a50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b3b · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#7e803f · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#89474a · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6226;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6226]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

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Tan #d2b48c

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Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#8b6226 (#8b6226) is rgb(139, 98, 38) in RGB.

No, #8b6226 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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