#a38e85

Color #a38e85

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a38e85

RGB

rgb(163, 142, 133)

HSL

hsl(18, 14%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18, 18.4%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 18.4%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.63, 6.35, 7.69)

LCH

lch(60.63, 9.97, 50.45)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0286, 44.58)

HWB

hwb(18, 52.2%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#859aa3

Analogous

#a3858b

#a38e85

#a39d85

Triadic

#a38e85

#85a38e

#8e85a3

Split-complementary

#a38e85

#85a39d

#858ba3

Tetradic

#a38e85

#9aa385

#859aa3

#8e85a3

Square

#a38e85

#8ba385

#859aa3

#9d85a3

Shades

Color #a38e85 mixed toward black.

#8d746a

#705d55

#544640

#382f2a

#1c1715

Tints

Color #a38e85 mixed toward white.

#b2a199

#c2b4ae

#d1c6c2

#e0d9d6

#f0eceb

Tones

Color #a38e85 mixed toward gray.

#a08f87

#9e908a

#9b918c

#99928f

#969391

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a87 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9d88 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#a28989 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a38e85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38e85]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a38e85 (#a38e85) is rgb(163, 142, 133) in RGB.

No, #a38e85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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