#b8790f

Color #b8790f

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8790f

RGB

rgb(184, 121, 15)

HSL

hsl(37.6, 84.9%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.6, 91.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.2%, 91.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(55.99, 17.13, 59.58)

LCH

lch(55.99, 61.99, 73.96)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.1305, 71.93)

HWB

hwb(37.6, 5.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0f4eb8

Analogous

#b8240f

#b8790f

#a2b80f

Triadic

#b8790f

#0fb879

#790fb8

Split-complementary

#b8790f

#0fa2b8

#240fb8

Tetradic

#b8790f

#4eb80f

#0f4eb8

#790fb8

Square

#b8790f

#0fb824

#0f4eb8

#b80fa2

Shades

Color #b8790f mixed toward black.

#99650d

#7b510a

#5c3c08

#3d2805

#1f1403

Tints

Color #b8790f mixed toward white.

#e89813

#efae3f

#f3c26f

#f7d69f

#fbebcf

Tones

Color #b8790f mixed toward gray.

#aa751d

#9c722b

#8e6e39

#806b47

#726755

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a03f · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a846 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#b55356 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8790f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8790f]

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Frequently asked questions

#b8790f (#b8790f) is rgb(184, 121, 15) in RGB.

No, #b8790f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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