#8b6325

Color #8b6325

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 18.21 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6325

RGB

rgb(139, 99, 37)

HSL

hsl(36.5, 58%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.5, 73.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 73.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(45.01, 9.88, 40.15)

LCH

lch(45.01, 41.35, 76.18)

OKLCH

oklch(53%, 0.093, 74.86)

HWB

hwb(36.5, 14.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#254d8b

Analogous

#8b3025

#8b6325

#808b25

Triadic

#8b6325

#258b63

#63258b

Split-complementary

#8b6325

#25808b

#30258b

Tetradic

#8b6325

#4d8b25

#254d8b

#63258b

Square

#8b6325

#258b30

#254d8b

#8b2580

Shades

Color #8b6325 mixed toward black.

#74531f

#5d4219

#463212

#2e210c

#171106

Tints

Color #8b6325 mixed toward white.

#b78231

#d09e4f

#dcb67b

#e8cea7

#f3e7d3

Tones

Color #8b6325 mixed toward gray.

#82612d

#7a5f36

#715e3e

#695c47

#605a4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b3b · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#7e813f · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#89484a · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6325;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6325]

Related colors

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Navajo White #ffdead

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Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#8b6325 (#8b6325) is rgb(139, 99, 37) in RGB.

No, #8b6325 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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