#8b6b39

Color #8b6b39

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 23.2 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6b39

RGB

rgb(139, 107, 57)

HSL

hsl(36.6, 41.8%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.6, 59%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23%, 59%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(47.37, 6.6, 32.56)

LCH

lch(47.37, 33.22, 78.54)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.0787, 77.08)

HWB

hwb(36.6, 22.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#39598b

Analogous

#8b4239

#8b6b39

#828b39

Triadic

#8b6b39

#398b6b

#6b398b

Split-complementary

#8b6b39

#39828b

#42398b

Tetradic

#8b6b39

#598b39

#39598b

#6b398b

Square

#8b6b39

#398b42

#39598b

#8b3982

Shades

Color #8b6b39 mixed toward black.

#74592f

#5d4726

#45351c

#2e2413

#171209

Tints

Color #8b6b39 mixed toward white.

#b08848

#c2a06b

#d1b890

#e1cfb5

#f0e7da

Tones

Color #8b6b39 mixed toward gray.

#846940

#7d6847

#76664d

#706554

#69635b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.26:1

White text reads better on this background (4.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e49 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#80824c · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#8a5355 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6b39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6b39]

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Antique White #faebd7

Frequently asked questions

#8b6b39 (#8b6b39) is rgb(139, 107, 57) in RGB.

No, #8b6b39 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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