#a98242

Color #a98242

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 16.69 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a98242

RGB

rgb(169, 130, 66)

HSL

hsl(37.3, 43.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.3, 60.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 60.9%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(56.88, 7.64, 39.82)

LCH

lch(56.88, 40.55, 79.14)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0949, 78.01)

HWB

hwb(37.3, 25.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4269a9

Analogous

#a94f42

#a98242

#9da942

Triadic

#a98242

#42a982

#8242a9

Split-complementary

#a98242

#429da9

#4f42a9

Tetradic

#a98242

#69a942

#4269a9

#8242a9

Square

#a98242

#42a94f

#4269a9

#a9429d

Shades

Color #a98242 mixed toward black.

#8d6c37

#71572c

#554121

#382b16

#1c160b

Tints

Color #a98242 mixed toward white.

#bf995a

#ccad7b

#d8c29c

#e5d6bd

#f2ebde

Tones

Color #a98242 mixed toward gray.

#a0804b

#987e53

#8f7c5c

#877a64

#7e786d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9957 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#9c9f5b · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#a76467 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a98242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98242]

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Frequently asked questions

#a98242 (#a98242) is rgb(169, 130, 66) in RGB.

No, #a98242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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