#ac8831

Color #ac8831

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8831

RGB

rgb(172, 136, 49)

HSL

hsl(42.4, 55.7%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.4, 71.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.9%, 71.5%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(58.6, 4.55, 49.86)

LCH

lch(58.6, 50.07, 84.79)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.1117, 85.79)

HWB

hwb(42.4, 19.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3155ac

Analogous

#ac4a31

#ac8831

#92ac31

Triadic

#ac8831

#31ac88

#8831ac

Split-complementary

#ac8831

#3192ac

#4a31ac

Tetradic

#ac8831

#55ac31

#3155ac

#8831ac

Square

#ac8831

#31ac4a

#3155ac

#ac3192

Shades

Color #ac8831 mixed toward black.

#8f7129

#735b21

#564418

#392d10

#1d1708

Tints

Color #ac8831 mixed toward white.

#caa243

#d4b569

#dfc78e

#eadab4

#f4ecd9

Tones

Color #ac8831 mixed toward gray.

#a2843b

#977f45

#8d7b50

#83775a

#797364

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d51 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a257 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#aa6366 · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8831;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8831]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ac8831 (#ac8831) is rgb(172, 136, 49) in RGB.

No, #ac8831 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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