#8b6d32

Color #8b6d32

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 24.28 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6d32

RGB

rgb(139, 109, 50)

HSL

hsl(39.8, 47.1%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.8, 64%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 64%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(47.83, 4.89, 36.78)

LCH

lch(47.83, 37.1, 82.43)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.0857, 82.22)

HWB

hwb(39.8, 19.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#32508b

Analogous

#8b4132

#8b6d32

#7d8b32

Triadic

#8b6d32

#328b6d

#6d328b

Split-complementary

#8b6d32

#327d8b

#41328b

Tetradic

#8b6d32

#508b32

#32508b

#6d328b

Square

#8b6d32

#328b41

#32508b

#8b327d

Shades

Color #8b6d32 mixed toward black.

#745b2a

#5d4921

#463719

#2e2411

#171208

Tints

Color #8b6d32 mixed toward white.

#b28c40

#c6a562

#d5bb89

#e3d2b0

#f1e8d8

Tones

Color #8b6d32 mixed toward gray.

#846b39

#7c6841

#756648

#6d6350

#666157

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.33:1

White text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f46 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#81834a · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#8a5254 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6d32;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6d32]

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Frequently asked questions

#8b6d32 (#8b6d32) is rgb(139, 109, 50) in RGB.

No, #8b6d32 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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