#8e784e

Color #8e784e

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 23.64 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#8e784e

RGB

rgb(142, 120, 78)

HSL

hsl(39.4, 29.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.4, 45.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 45.1%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(51.54, 2.51, 26.2)

LCH

lch(51.54, 26.32, 84.53)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0646, 82.97)

HWB

hwb(39.4, 30.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e648e

Analogous

#8e584e

#8e784e

#848e4e

Triadic

#8e784e

#4e8e78

#784e8e

Split-complementary

#8e784e

#4e848e

#584e8e

Tetradic

#8e784e

#648e4e

#4e648e

#784e8e

Square

#8e784e

#4e8e58

#4e648e

#8e4e84

Shades

Color #8e784e mixed toward black.

#766441

#5f5034

#473c27

#2f281a

#18140d

Tints

Color #8e784e mixed toward white.

#a99163

#baa782

#ccbda1

#ddd3c1

#eee9e0

Tones

Color #8e784e mixed toward gray.

#897653

#837559

#7e735e

#797163

#737069

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85855a · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#86885d · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8d6365 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e784e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e784e]

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Orange #ffa500

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Frequently asked questions

#8e784e (#8e784e) is rgb(142, 120, 78) in RGB.

No, #8e784e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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