#9e8374

Color #9e8374

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.52 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8374

RGB

rgb(158, 131, 116)

HSL

hsl(21.4, 17.8%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.4, 26.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 26.6%, 38%)

LAB

lab(56.84, 7.95, 11.97)

LCH

lch(56.84, 14.37, 56.41)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0399, 50.69)

HWB

hwb(21.4, 45.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#748f9e

Analogous

#9e747a

#9e8374

#9e9874

Triadic

#9e8374

#749e83

#83749e

Split-complementary

#9e8374

#749e98

#747a9e

Tetradic

#9e8374

#8f9e74

#748f9e

#83749e

Square

#9e8374

#7a9e74

#748f9e

#98749e

Shades

Color #9e8374 mixed toward black.

#866c5e

#6c574b

#514138

#362b26

#1b1613

Tints

Color #9e8374 mixed toward white.

#ae988b

#beaca2

#cec1b9

#dfd6d1

#efeae8

Tones

Color #9e8374 mixed toward gray.

#9a8477

#97857b

#93867e

#908782

#8c8885

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939378 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#959779 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#9d7b7b · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8374;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8374]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9e8374 (#9e8374) is rgb(158, 131, 116) in RGB.

No, #9e8374 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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