#a9852f

Color #a9852f

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 14.3 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9852f

RGB

rgb(169, 133, 47)

HSL

hsl(42.3, 56.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.3, 72.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 72.2%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(57.48, 4.76, 49.48)

LCH

lch(57.48, 49.71, 84.51)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1108, 85.44)

HWB

hwb(42.3, 18.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f53a9

Analogous

#a9482f

#a9852f

#90a92f

Triadic

#a9852f

#2fa985

#852fa9

Split-complementary

#a9852f

#2f90a9

#482fa9

Tetradic

#a9852f

#53a92f

#2f53a9

#852fa9

Square

#a9852f

#2fa948

#2f53a9

#a92f90

Shades

Color #a9852f mixed toward black.

#8d6f27

#71591f

#554318

#382c10

#1c1608

Tints

Color #a9852f mixed toward white.

#caa13f

#d4b466

#dfc78c

#ead9b2

#f4ecd9

Tones

Color #a9852f mixed toward gray.

#9f8139

#957d43

#8b794e

#807458

#767062

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a4f · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9f55 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#a76064 · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9852f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9852f]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#a9852f (#a9852f) is rgb(169, 133, 47) in RGB.

No, #a9852f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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