#9c6e2e

Color #9c6e2e

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 16.38 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9c6e2e

RGB

rgb(156, 110, 46)

HSL

hsl(34.9, 54.5%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.9, 70.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 70.5%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(50, 11.82, 41.71)

LCH

lch(50, 43.35, 74.18)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0989, 72.28)

HWB

hwb(34.9, 18%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e5c9c

Analogous

#9c372e

#9c6e2e

#939c2e

Triadic

#9c6e2e

#2e9c6e

#6e2e9c

Split-complementary

#9c6e2e

#2e939c

#372e9c

Tetradic

#9c6e2e

#5c9c2e

#2e5c9c

#6e2e9c

Square

#9c6e2e

#2e9c37

#2e5c9c

#9c2e93

Shades

Color #9c6e2e mixed toward black.

#825c26

#68491f

#4e3717

#34250f

#1a1208

Tints

Color #9c6e2e mixed toward white.

#c48a3a

#d0a160

#dcb988

#e8d0b0

#f3e8d7

Tones

Color #9c6e2e mixed toward gray.

#936c37

#8a6b40

#806949

#776853

#6e665c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a44 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#8d9049 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#9a5154 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c6e2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c6e2e]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#9c6e2e (#9c6e2e) is rgb(156, 110, 46) in RGB.

No, #9c6e2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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