#8e642a

Color #8e642a

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 17.68 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e642a

RGB

rgb(142, 100, 42)

HSL

hsl(34.8, 54.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.8, 70.4%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 70.4%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(45.68, 10.97, 38.54)

LCH

lch(45.68, 40.07, 74.11)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.0917, 72.22)

HWB

hwb(34.8, 16.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a548e

Analogous

#8e322a

#8e642a

#868e2a

Triadic

#8e642a

#2a8e64

#642a8e

Split-complementary

#8e642a

#2a868e

#322a8e

Tetradic

#8e642a

#548e2a

#2a548e

#642a8e

Square

#8e642a

#2a8e32

#2a548e

#8e2a86

Shades

Color #8e642a mixed toward black.

#765323

#5f431c

#473215

#2f210e

#181107

Tints

Color #8e642a mixed toward white.

#b88236

#cd9c57

#dab581

#e6cdab

#f3e6d5

Tones

Color #8e642a mixed toward gray.

#866332

#7d613b

#756043

#6d5f4b

#645d54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e3e · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#808342 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#8c4a4c · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e642a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e642a]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#8e642a (#8e642a) is rgb(142, 100, 42) in RGB.

No, #8e642a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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