#8c6e2d

Color #8c6e2d

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 23.25 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8c6e2d

RGB

rgb(140, 110, 45)

HSL

hsl(41.1, 51.4%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.1, 67.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.4%, 67.9%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(48.16, 4.43, 39.67)

LCH

lch(48.16, 39.92, 83.63)

OKLCH

oklch(55.5%, 0.0908, 83.99)

HWB

hwb(41.1, 17.6%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d4b8c

Analogous

#8c3f2d

#8c6e2d

#7b8c2d

Triadic

#8c6e2d

#2d8c6e

#6e2d8c

Split-complementary

#8c6e2d

#2d7b8c

#3f2d8c

Tetradic

#8c6e2d

#4b8c2d

#2d4b8c

#6e2d8c

Square

#8c6e2d

#2d8c3f

#2d4b8c

#8c2d7b

Shades

Color #8c6e2d mixed toward black.

#755c25

#5d491e

#463716

#2f250f

#171207

Tints

Color #8c6e2d mixed toward white.

#b58e3a

#caa75b

#d8bd84

#e5d3ad

#f2e9d6

Tones

Color #8c6e2d mixed toward gray.

#846b35

#7c683d

#746545

#6c624d

#645f55

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.38:1

White text reads better on this background (4.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808044 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#828448 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#8b5154 · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c6e2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c6e2d]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#8c6e2d (#8c6e2d) is rgb(140, 110, 45) in RGB.

No, #8c6e2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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