#8a5b42

Color #8a5b42

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 18.67 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-800 #894b00 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5b42

RGB

rgb(138, 91, 66)

HSL

hsl(20.8, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.8, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 52.2%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(43.18, 16.34, 22.24)

LCH

lch(43.18, 27.6, 53.69)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0725, 48.64)

HWB

hwb(20.8, 25.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42718a

Analogous

#8a424d

#8a5b42

#8a7f42

Triadic

#8a5b42

#428a5b

#5b428a

Split-complementary

#8a5b42

#428a7f

#424d8a

Tetradic

#8a5b42

#718a42

#42718a

#5b428a

Square

#8a5b42

#4d8a42

#42718a

#7f428a

Shades

Color #8a5b42 mixed toward black.

#734c37

#5c3d2c

#452d21

#2e1e16

#170f0b

Tints

Color #8a5b42 mixed toward white.

#ad7252

#bd8e75

#ceaa97

#dec6ba

#efe3dc

Tones

Color #8a5b42 mixed toward gray.

#845d48

#7e5f4e

#786054

#72625a

#6c6460

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White 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

#787849 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#7b7e4b · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#884e4f · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5b42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5b42]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8a5b42 (#8a5b42) is rgb(138, 91, 66) in RGB.

No, #8a5b42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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