#986609

Color #986609

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 16.07 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#986609

RGB

rgb(152, 102, 9)

HSL

hsl(39, 88.8%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39, 94.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.9%, 94.1%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(47.24, 13.24, 52.56)

LCH

lch(47.24, 54.2, 75.86)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.1135, 74.52)

HWB

hwb(39, 3.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#093b98

Analogous

#981e09

#986609

#839809

Triadic

#986609

#099866

#660998

Split-complementary

#986609

#098398

#1e0998

Tetradic

#986609

#3b9809

#093b98

#660998

Square

#986609

#09981e

#093b98

#980983

Shades

Color #986609 mixed toward black.

#7f5508

#654406

#4c3305

#332203

#191102

Tints

Color #986609 mixed toward white.

#cf8b0c

#f2aa23

#f5bf5a

#f8d491

#fceac8

Tones

Color #986609 mixed toward gray.

#8c6215

#805f21

#745b2d

#685839

#5d5445

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White 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

#858534 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#888b3a · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#964548 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 24.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #986609;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986609]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#986609 (#986609) is rgb(152, 102, 9) in RGB.

No, #986609 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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