#a87b3b

Color #a87b3b

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 14.51 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a87b3b

RGB

rgb(168, 123, 59)

HSL

hsl(35.2, 48%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.2, 64.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 64.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(54.87, 10.63, 41.04)

LCH

lch(54.87, 42.39, 75.48)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.0984, 73.72)

HWB

hwb(35.2, 23.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b68a8

Analogous

#a8443b

#a87b3b

#9fa83b

Triadic

#a87b3b

#3ba87b

#7b3ba8

Split-complementary

#a87b3b

#3b9fa8

#443ba8

Tetradic

#a87b3b

#68a83b

#3b68a8

#7b3ba8

Square

#a87b3b

#3ba844

#3b68a8

#a83b9f

Shades

Color #a87b3b mixed toward black.

#8c6631

#705227

#543d1e

#382914

#1c140a

Tints

Color #a87b3b mixed toward white.

#c29350

#cea873

#dabe96

#e6d4b9

#f3e9dc

Tones

Color #a87b3b mixed toward gray.

#9f7944

#96784d

#8d7656

#84755f

#7b7368

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979650 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#999c55 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#a65d60 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a87b3b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a87b3b]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#a87b3b (#a87b3b) is rgb(168, 123, 59) in RGB.

No, #a87b3b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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