#b3822d

Color #b3822d

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3822d

RGB

rgb(179, 130, 45)

HSL

hsl(38.1, 59.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.1, 74.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 74.9%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(57.79, 10.82, 51.01)

LCH

lch(57.79, 52.14, 78.02)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1156, 77.26)

HWB

hwb(38.1, 17.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d5eb3

Analogous

#b33f2d

#b3822d

#a1b32d

Triadic

#b3822d

#2db382

#822db3

Split-complementary

#b3822d

#2da1b3

#3f2db3

Tetradic

#b3822d

#5eb32d

#2d5eb3

#822db3

Square

#b3822d

#2db33f

#2d5eb3

#b32da1

Shades

Color #b3822d mixed toward black.

#956c26

#77571e

#594117

#3c2b0f

#1e1608

Tints

Color #b3822d mixed toward white.

#cf9b40

#d9af67

#e2c38d

#ecd7b3

#f5ebd9

Tones

Color #b3822d mixed toward gray.

#a87f38

#9d7c43

#91794e

#86765a

#7b7365

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a04d · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a652 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#b15e61 · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3822d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3822d]

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Wheat #f5deb3

Floral White #fffaf0

Frequently asked questions

#b3822d (#b3822d) is rgb(179, 130, 45) in RGB.

No, #b3822d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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