#8a5037

Color #8a5037

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 13.49 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5037

RGB

rgb(138, 80, 55)

HSL

hsl(18.1, 43%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.1, 60.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42%, 60.1%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(40.28, 21.75, 25.04)

LCH

lch(40.28, 33.17, 49.02)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.0866, 43.64)

HWB

hwb(18.1, 21.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#37718a

Analogous

#8a3747

#8a5037

#8a7937

Triadic

#8a5037

#378a50

#50378a

Split-complementary

#8a5037

#378a79

#37478a

Tetradic

#8a5037

#718a37

#37718a

#50378a

Square

#8a5037

#478a37

#37718a

#79378a

Shades

Color #8a5037 mixed toward black.

#73432e

#5c3525

#45281b

#2e1b12

#170d09

Tints

Color #8a5037 mixed toward white.

#b06646

#c38368

#d2a28e

#e1c1b3

#f0e0d9

Tones

Color #8a5037 mixed toward gray.

#83533e

#7c5545

#75584c

#6e5b53

#675e59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75753e · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#787c40 · ΔE 28.3

Tritanopia

#884344 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5037;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5037]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a5037 (#8a5037) is rgb(138, 80, 55) in RGB.

No, #8a5037 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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