#ad8b6a

Color #ad8b6a

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ad8b6a

RGB

rgb(173, 139, 106)

HSL

hsl(29.6, 29%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.6, 38.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.7%, 38.7%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(60.24, 8.25, 22.54)

LCH

lch(60.24, 24, 69.9)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0619, 65.59)

HWB

hwb(29.6, 41.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a8cad

Analogous

#ad6a6a

#ad8b6a

#adad6a

Triadic

#ad8b6a

#6aad8b

#8b6aad

Split-complementary

#ad8b6a

#6aadad

#6a6aad

Tetradic

#ad8b6a

#8cad6a

#6a8cad

#8b6aad

Square

#ad8b6a

#6aad6a

#6a8cad

#ad6aad

Shades

Color #ad8b6a mixed toward black.

#967453

#785d42

#5a4532

#3c2e21

#1e1711

Tints

Color #ad8b6a mixed toward white.

#bb9e83

#c8b29c

#d6c5b4

#e4d8cd

#f1ece6

Tones

Color #ad8b6a mixed toward gray.

#a78b70

#a28b75

#9c8b7b

#978b80

#918b86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f73 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a475 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#ac7a7b · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad8b6a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad8b6a]

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Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ad8b6a (#ad8b6a) is rgb(173, 139, 106) in RGB.

No, #ad8b6a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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