#cd8b59

Color #cd8b59

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cd8b59

RGB

rgb(205, 139, 89)

HSL

hsl(25.9, 53.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.9, 56.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 56.6%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(63.48, 19.89, 36.69)

LCH

lch(63.48, 41.73, 61.54)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.1042, 57.1)

HWB

hwb(25.9, 34.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#599bcd

Analogous

#cd5961

#cd8b59

#cdc559

Triadic

#cd8b59

#59cd8b

#8b59cd

Split-complementary

#cd8b59

#59cdc5

#5961cd

Tetradic

#cd8b59

#9bcd59

#599bcd

#8b59cd

Square

#cd8b59

#61cd59

#599bcd

#c559cd

Shades

Color #cd8b59 mixed toward black.

#bc7139

#975b2d

#714422

#4b2d17

#26170b

Tints

Color #cd8b59 mixed toward white.

#d59e75

#deb290

#e6c5ac

#eed8c8

#f7ece3

Tones

Color #cd8b59 mixed toward gray.

#c38c62

#ba8e6c

#b08f76

#a69080

#9d9289

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b468 · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#b8bc6b · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#ca7274 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd8b59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd8b59]

Related colors

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#cd8b59 (#cd8b59) is rgb(205, 139, 89) in RGB.

No, #cd8b59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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