#b97556

Color #b97556

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 14.85 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b97556

RGB

rgb(185, 117, 86)

HSL

hsl(18.8, 41.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.8, 53.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 53.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(55.8, 23.42, 28.16)

LCH

lch(55.8, 36.63, 50.25)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0967, 45.08)

HWB

hwb(18.8, 33.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#569ab9

Analogous

#b95668

#b97556

#b9a656

Triadic

#b97556

#56b975

#7556b9

Split-complementary

#b97556

#56b9a6

#5668b9

Tetradic

#b97556

#9ab956

#569ab9

#7556b9

Square

#b97556

#68b956

#569ab9

#a656b9

Shades

Color #b97556 mixed toward black.

#a05f42

#804c35

#603928

#40261a

#20130d

Tints

Color #b97556 mixed toward white.

#c58c72

#d0a38e

#dcbaaa

#e8d1c7

#f3e8e3

Tones

Color #b97556 mixed toward gray.

#b1785e

#a87b66

#a07e6f

#988177

#90847f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a05f · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a861 · ΔE 29.6

Tritanopia

#b66566 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b97556;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b97556]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b97556 (#b97556) is rgb(185, 117, 86) in RGB.

No, #b97556 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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