#b8811c

Color #b8811c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8811c

RGB

rgb(184, 129, 28)

HSL

hsl(38.8, 73.6%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.8, 84.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 84.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(58.02, 12.98, 57.72)

LCH

lch(58.02, 59.16, 77.33)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.1265, 76.51)

HWB

hwb(38.8, 11%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c53b8

Analogous

#b8331c

#b8811c

#a1b81c

Triadic

#b8811c

#1cb881

#811cb8

Split-complementary

#b8811c

#1ca1b8

#331cb8

Tetradic

#b8811c

#53b81c

#1c53b8

#811cb8

Square

#b8811c

#1cb833

#1c53b8

#b81ca1

Shades

Color #b8811c mixed toward black.

#996b17

#7b5613

#5c400e

#3d2b09

#1f1505

Tints

Color #b8811c mixed toward white.

#de9e28

#e5b153

#ebc57e

#f2d8a9

#f8ecd4

Tones

Color #b8811c mixed toward gray.

#ab7d29

#9e7936

#917643

#847250

#776e5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a346 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#a6aa4d · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#b65a5d · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8811c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8811c]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#b8811c (#b8811c) is rgb(184, 129, 28) in RGB.

No, #b8811c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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