#b38e5d

Color #b38e5d

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.46 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b38e5d

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 93)

HSL

hsl(34.2, 36.1%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.2, 48%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 48%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(61.41, 7.66, 31.34)

LCH

lch(61.41, 32.26, 76.27)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0795, 73.55)

HWB

hwb(34.2, 36.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d82b3

Analogous

#b3635d

#b38e5d

#adb35d

Triadic

#b38e5d

#5db38e

#8e5db3

Split-complementary

#b38e5d

#5dadb3

#635db3

Tetradic

#b38e5d

#82b35d

#5d82b3

#8e5db3

Square

#b38e5d

#5db363

#5d82b3

#b35dad

Shades

Color #b38e5d mixed toward black.

#9a7748

#7b5f3a

#5c472b

#3e301d

#1f180e

Tints

Color #b38e5d mixed toward white.

#c0a178

#ccb493

#d9c6ae

#e6d9c9

#f2ece4

Tones

Color #b38e5d mixed toward gray.

#ac8d64

#a58c6b

#9d8b72

#968a7a

#8f8981

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a46b · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#a6a96f · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#b17577 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38e5d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38e5d]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Bisque #ffe4c4

Frequently asked questions

#b38e5d (#b38e5d) is rgb(179, 142, 93) in RGB.

No, #b38e5d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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