#986e56

Color #986e56

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.31 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#986e56

RGB

rgb(152, 110, 86)

HSL

hsl(21.8, 27.7%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.8, 43.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 43.4%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(50.1, 13.51, 19.95)

LCH

lch(50.1, 24.09, 55.89)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.0643, 50.81)

HWB

hwb(21.8, 33.7%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#568098

Analogous

#98565f

#986e56

#988f56

Triadic

#986e56

#56986e

#6e5698

Split-complementary

#986e56

#56988f

#565f98

Tetradic

#986e56

#809856

#568098

#6e5698

Square

#986e56

#5f9856

#568098

#8f5698

Shades

Color #986e56 mixed toward black.

#7f5c48

#654939

#4c372b

#33251d

#19120e

Tints

Color #986e56 mixed toward white.

#ad856e

#bd9e8b

#ceb6a8

#decec5

#efe7e2

Tones

Color #986e56 mixed toward gray.

#93705c

#8d7161

#887367

#82746c

#7d7672

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88875d · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#8a8d5e · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#966162 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #986e56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986e56]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#986e56 (#986e56) is rgb(152, 110, 86) in RGB.

No, #986e56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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