#ab8a5e

Color #ab8a5e

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.96 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8a5e

RGB

rgb(171, 138, 94)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 31.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 45%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 45%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(59.57, 6.6, 28.26)

LCH

lch(59.57, 29.02, 76.85)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0721, 73.98)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 36.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e7fab

Analogous

#ab645e

#ab8a5e

#a6ab5e

Triadic

#ab8a5e

#5eab8a

#8a5eab

Split-complementary

#ab8a5e

#5ea6ab

#645eab

Tetradic

#ab8a5e

#7fab5e

#5e7fab

#8a5eab

Square

#ab8a5e

#5eab64

#5e7fab

#ab5ea6

Shades

Color #ab8a5e mixed toward black.

#91734c

#745c3d

#57452d

#3a2e1e

#1d170f

Tints

Color #ab8a5e mixed toward white.

#b99e79

#c7b194

#d5c5af

#e3d8c9

#f1ece4

Tones

Color #ab8a5e mixed toward gray.

#a58965

#9e886b

#988771

#918678

#8b867e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e6b · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#a0a26e · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#aa7475 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8a5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8a5e]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#ab8a5e (#ab8a5e) is rgb(171, 138, 94) in RGB.

No, #ab8a5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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