#8a794d

Color #8a794d

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 21.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a794d

RGB

rgb(138, 121, 77)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 28.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 44.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 44.2%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(51.4, 0.08, 26.51)

LCH

lch(51.4, 26.51, 89.83)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0648, 89.2)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 30.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5e8a

Analogous

#8a5b4d

#8a794d

#7d8a4d

Triadic

#8a794d

#4d8a79

#794d8a

Split-complementary

#8a794d

#4d7d8a

#5b4d8a

Tetradic

#8a794d

#5e8a4d

#4d5e8a

#794d8a

Square

#8a794d

#4d8a5b

#4d5e8a

#8a4d7d

Shades

Color #8a794d mixed toward black.

#736540

#5c5133

#453d27

#2e281a

#17140d

Tints

Color #8a794d mixed toward white.

#a79461

#b9a981

#cabfa0

#dcd4c0

#edeadf

Tones

Color #8a794d mixed toward gray.

#857752

#807557

#7b725c

#767061

#716e67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83835a · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#84855d · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#896365 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a794d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a794d]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#8a794d (#8a794d) is rgb(138, 121, 77) in RGB.

No, #8a794d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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