#8e481c

Color #8e481c

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 3.03 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e481c

RGB

rgb(142, 72, 28)

HSL

hsl(23.2, 67.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.2, 80.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 80.3%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(38.67, 26.39, 38.2)

LCH

lch(38.67, 46.43, 55.36)

OKLCH

oklch(48.1%, 0.11, 49.27)

HWB

hwb(23.2, 11%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c628e

Analogous

#8e1c29

#8e481c

#8e811c

Triadic

#8e481c

#1c8e48

#481c8e

Split-complementary

#8e481c

#1c8e81

#1c298e

Tetradic

#8e481c

#628e1c

#1c628e

#481c8e

Square

#8e481c

#298e1c

#1c628e

#811c8e

Shades

Color #8e481c mixed toward black.

#763c17

#5f3013

#47240e

#2f1809

#180c05

Tints

Color #8e481c mixed toward white.

#bd6025

#da7c42

#e39d71

#ecbea0

#f6ded0

Tones

Color #8e481c mixed toward gray.

#844a25

#7b4c2f

#714e38

#685142

#5e534b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76762b · ΔE 28

Deuteranopia

#7a7e2e · ΔE 30.6

Tritanopia

#8c3436 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e481c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e481c]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#8e481c (#8e481c) is rgb(142, 72, 28) in RGB.

No, #8e481c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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