#956b5a

Color #956b5a

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 17.59 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#956b5a

RGB

rgb(149, 107, 90)

HSL

hsl(17.3, 24.7%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.3, 39.6%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 39.6%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(49.06, 14.45, 16.15)

LCH

lch(49.06, 21.67, 48.18)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.0599, 42.97)

HWB

hwb(17.3, 35.3%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a8495

Analogous

#955a67

#956b5a

#95895a

Triadic

#956b5a

#5a956b

#6b5a95

Split-complementary

#956b5a

#5a9589

#5a6795

Tetradic

#956b5a

#84955a

#5a8495

#6b5a95

Square

#956b5a

#67955a

#5a8495

#895a95

Shades

Color #956b5a mixed toward black.

#7c594b

#63473c

#4b362d

#32241e

#19120f

Tints

Color #956b5a mixed toward white.

#aa8272

#bb9b8e

#ccb4ab

#ddcdc7

#eee6e3

Tones

Color #956b5a mixed toward gray.

#906d5f

#8b6f64

#867169

#81736e

#7d7673

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.53:1

White text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85855e · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#878a5f · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#936263 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 16.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #956b5a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956b5a]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#956b5a (#956b5a) is rgb(149, 107, 90) in RGB.

No, #956b5a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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