#8b7233

Color #8b7233

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 23.21 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7233

RGB

rgb(139, 114, 51)

HSL

hsl(43, 46.3%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43, 63.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18%, 63.3%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(49.21, 2.09, 37.83)

LCH

lch(49.21, 37.89, 86.84)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.0874, 87.64)

HWB

hwb(43, 20%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#334c8b

Analogous

#8b4633

#8b7233

#788b33

Triadic

#8b7233

#338b72

#72338b

Split-complementary

#8b7233

#33788b

#46338b

Tetradic

#8b7233

#4c8b33

#334c8b

#72338b

Square

#8b7233

#338b46

#334c8b

#8b3378

Shades

Color #8b7233 mixed toward black.

#745f2b

#5d4c22

#46391a

#2e2611

#171309

Tints

Color #8b7233 mixed toward white.

#b29241

#c6aa63

#d4bf8a

#e2d4b1

#f1ead8

Tones

Color #8b7233 mixed toward gray.

#846f3a

#7c6c42

#756949

#6e6550

#666258

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818149 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#82844d · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#8a5558 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7233;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7233]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#8b7233 (#8b7233) is rgb(139, 114, 51) in RGB.

No, #8b7233 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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