#8e522a

Color #8e522a

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-800 #894b00 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e522a

RGB

rgb(142, 82, 42)

HSL

hsl(24, 54.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 70.4%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 70.4%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(41.14, 21.42, 33.57)

LCH

lch(41.14, 39.82, 57.46)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.0968, 52.3)

HWB

hwb(24, 16.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a668e

Analogous

#8e2a34

#8e522a

#8e842a

Triadic

#8e522a

#2a8e52

#522a8e

Split-complementary

#8e522a

#2a8e84

#2a348e

Tetradic

#8e522a

#668e2a

#2a668e

#522a8e

Square

#8e522a

#348e2a

#2a668e

#842a8e

Shades

Color #8e522a mixed toward black.

#764423

#5f371c

#472915

#2f1b0e

#180e07

Tints

Color #8e522a mixed toward white.

#b86a36

#cd8757

#daa581

#e6c3ab

#f3e1d5

Tones

Color #8e522a mixed toward gray.

#865432

#7d553b

#755743

#6d594b

#645a54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797837 · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#7c8039 · ΔE 27.3

Tritanopia

#8c3f41 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e522a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e522a]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#8e522a (#8e522a) is rgb(142, 82, 42) in RGB.

No, #8e522a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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