#8c5e2f

Color #8c5e2f

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 15.53 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-800 #894b00 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5e2f

RGB

rgb(140, 94, 47)

HSL

hsl(30.3, 49.7%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30.3, 66.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.9%, 66.4%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(43.93, 13.88, 33.96)

LCH

lch(43.93, 36.69, 67.77)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.087, 64.38)

HWB

hwb(30.3, 18.4%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f5d8c

Analogous

#8c302f

#8c5e2f

#8c8c2f

Triadic

#8c5e2f

#2f8c5e

#5e2f8c

Split-complementary

#8c5e2f

#2f8c8c

#302f8c

Tetradic

#8c5e2f

#5d8c2f

#2f5d8c

#5e2f8c

Square

#8c5e2f

#2f8c30

#2f5d8c

#8c2f8c

Shades

Color #8c5e2f mixed toward black.

#754e27

#5d3f1f

#462f18

#2f1f10

#171008

Tints

Color #8c5e2f mixed toward white.

#b4793d

#c9945e

#d6af86

#e4c9ae

#f1e4d7

Tones

Color #8c5e2f mixed toward gray.

#845e37

#7d5e3f

#755e46

#6d5e4e

#655e56

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7a3e · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#7d8041 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#8a484a · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 20.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5e2f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5e2f]

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Frequently asked questions

#8c5e2f (#8c5e2f) is rgb(140, 94, 47) in RGB.

No, #8c5e2f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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