#8c5c2c

Color #8c5c2c

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 14.35 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-800 #894b00 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5c2c

RGB

rgb(140, 92, 44)

HSL

hsl(30, 52.2%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 68.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 68.6%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(43.38, 14.85, 34.93)

LCH

lch(43.38, 37.96, 66.97)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.0894, 63.43)

HWB

hwb(30, 17.3%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c5c8c

Analogous

#8c2c2c

#8c5c2c

#8c8c2c

Triadic

#8c5c2c

#2c8c5c

#5c2c8c

Split-complementary

#8c5c2c

#2c8c8c

#2c2c8c

Tetradic

#8c5c2c

#5c8c2c

#2c5c8c

#5c2c8c

Square

#8c5c2c

#2c8c2c

#2c5c8c

#8c2c8c

Shades

Color #8c5c2c mixed toward black.

#754d25

#5d3d1d

#462e16

#2f1f0f

#170f07

Tints

Color #8c5c2c mixed toward white.

#b57739

#cb925a

#d8ae83

#e5c9ac

#f2e4d6

Tones

Color #8c5c2c mixed toward gray.

#845c34

#7c5c3c

#745c44

#6c5c4c

#645c54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a3c · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#7d803f · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#8a4648 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5c2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5c2c]

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Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#8c5c2c (#8c5c2c) is rgb(140, 92, 44) in RGB.

No, #8c5c2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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