#9c6e5b

Color #9c6e5b

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 17.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c6e5b

RGB

rgb(156, 110, 91)

HSL

hsl(17.5, 26.3%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.5, 41.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 41.7%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(50.66, 15.78, 17.88)

LCH

lch(50.66, 23.85, 48.57)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0655, 43.39)

HWB

hwb(17.5, 35.7%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b899c

Analogous

#9c5b68

#9c6e5b

#9c8e5b

Triadic

#9c6e5b

#5b9c6e

#6e5b9c

Split-complementary

#9c6e5b

#5b9c8e

#5b689c

Tetradic

#9c6e5b

#899c5b

#5b899c

#6e5b9c

Square

#9c6e5b

#689c5b

#5b899c

#8e5b9c

Shades

Color #9c6e5b mixed toward black.

#825c4c

#68493d

#4e372d

#34251e

#1a120f

Tints

Color #9c6e5b mixed toward white.

#ae8575

#be9e90

#cfb6ac

#dfcec8

#efe7e3

Tones

Color #9c6e5b mixed toward gray.

#967060

#917266

#8c756b

#867771

#817976

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a60 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#8d9061 · ΔE 24.9

Tritanopia

#9a6465 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c6e5b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c6e5b]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#9c6e5b (#9c6e5b) is rgb(156, 110, 91) in RGB.

No, #9c6e5b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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