#8e7c49

Color #8e7c49

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 21.22 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7c49

RGB

rgb(142, 124, 73)

HSL

hsl(44.3, 32.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.3, 48.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 48.6%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(52.56, -0.3, 30.27)

LCH

lch(52.56, 30.27, 90.57)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.073, 90.63)

HWB

hwb(44.3, 28.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#495b8e

Analogous

#8e5a49

#8e7c49

#7e8e49

Triadic

#8e7c49

#498e7c

#7c498e

Split-complementary

#8e7c49

#497e8e

#5a498e

Tetradic

#8e7c49

#5b8e49

#495b8e

#7c498e

Square

#8e7c49

#498e5a

#495b8e

#8e497e

Shades

Color #8e7c49 mixed toward black.

#76673d

#5f5331

#473e25

#2f2918

#18150c

Tints

Color #8e7c49 mixed toward white.

#ac975d

#bcac7d

#cdc19e

#ded5be

#eeeadf

Tones

Color #8e7c49 mixed toward gray.

#88794f

#837755

#7d745a

#777160

#716e66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878659 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#88895c · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#8d6365 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7c49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7c49]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#8e7c49 (#8e7c49) is rgb(142, 124, 73) in RGB.

No, #8e7c49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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