#9c8074

Color #9c8074

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.94 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8074

RGB

rgb(156, 128, 116)

HSL

hsl(18, 16.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18, 25.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 25.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(55.85, 8.84, 10.55)

LCH

lch(55.85, 13.76, 50.04)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.039, 44.38)

HWB

hwb(18, 45.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74909c

Analogous

#9c747c

#9c8074

#9c9474

Triadic

#9c8074

#749c80

#80749c

Split-complementary

#9c8074

#749c94

#747c9c

Tetradic

#9c8074

#909c74

#74909c

#80749c

Square

#9c8074

#7c9c74

#74909c

#94749c

Shades

Color #9c8074 mixed toward black.

#846a5e

#6a554b

#4f3f39

#352a26

#1a1513

Tints

Color #9c8074 mixed toward white.

#ac958b

#bdaaa2

#cdbfb9

#ded5d1

#eeeae8

Tones

Color #9c8074 mixed toward gray.

#998177

#95837b

#92847e

#8f8581

#8b8785

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919077 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#929478 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#9b797a · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8074;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8074]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#9c8074 (#9c8074) is rgb(156, 128, 116) in RGB.

No, #9c8074 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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