#ad9a6b

Color #ad9a6b

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9a6b

RGB

rgb(173, 154, 107)

HSL

hsl(42.7, 28.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.7, 38.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 38.2%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.21, 0.08, 27.25)

LCH

lch(64.21, 27.25, 89.83)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0675, 88.47)

HWB

hwb(42.7, 42%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b7ead

Analogous

#ad796b

#ad9a6b

#9fad6b

Triadic

#ad9a6b

#6bad9a

#9a6bad

Split-complementary

#ad9a6b

#6b9fad

#796bad

Tetradic

#ad9a6b

#7ead6b

#6b7ead

#9a6bad

Square

#ad9a6b

#6bad79

#6b7ead

#ad6b9f

Shades

Color #ad9a6b mixed toward black.

#968353

#786943

#5a4f32

#3c3421

#1e1a11

Tints

Color #ad9a6b mixed toward white.

#bbab84

#c8bc9c

#d6ccb5

#e4ddce

#f1eee6

Tones

Color #ad9a6b mixed toward gray.

#a89870

#a29576

#9c937b

#979181

#918e86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a579 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a87c · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#ac8284 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9a6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9a6b]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ad9a6b (#ad9a6b) is rgb(173, 154, 107) in RGB.

No, #ad9a6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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