#bd9e8a

Color #bd9e8a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9e8a

RGB

rgb(189, 158, 138)

HSL

hsl(23.5, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.5, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 27%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.36, 8.39, 14.73)

LCH

lch(67.36, 16.95, 60.33)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0465, 54.63)

HWB

hwb(23.5, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa9bd

Analogous

#bd8a8f

#bd9e8a

#bdb78a

Triadic

#bd9e8a

#8abd9e

#9e8abd

Split-complementary

#bd9e8a

#8abdb7

#8a8fbd

Tetradic

#bd9e8a

#a9bd8a

#8aa9bd

#9e8abd

Square

#bd9e8a

#8fbd8a

#8aa9bd

#b78abd

Shades

Color #bd9e8a mixed toward black.

#a98167

#8b664f

#694d3b

#463327

#231a14

Tints

Color #bd9e8a mixed toward white.

#c8ae9d

#d3beb1

#decec4

#e9dfd8

#f4efeb

Tones

Color #bd9e8a mixed toward gray.

#b99f8e

#b4a092

#b0a197

#aca29b

#a8a39f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b08f · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b490 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#bc9394 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9e8a]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Sienna #a0522d

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Frequently asked questions

#bd9e8a (#bd9e8a) is rgb(189, 158, 138) in RGB.

No, #bd9e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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