#8e836e

Color #8e836e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.98 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e836e

RGB

rgb(142, 131, 110)

HSL

hsl(39.4, 12.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.4, 22.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 22.5%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.19, 0.56, 12.87)

LCH

lch(55.19, 12.88, 87.51)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0333, 83.62)

HWB

hwb(39.4, 43.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e798e

Analogous

#8e736e

#8e836e

#898e6e

Triadic

#8e836e

#6e8e83

#836e8e

Split-complementary

#8e836e

#6e898e

#736e8e

Tetradic

#8e836e

#798e6e

#6e798e

#836e8e

Square

#8e836e

#6e8e73

#6e798e

#8e6e89

Shades

Color #8e836e mixed toward black.

#766d5c

#5f5749

#474137

#2f2c25

#181612

Tints

Color #8e836e mixed toward white.

#a19886

#b4ac9e

#c7c1b6

#d9d6cf

#eceae7

Tones

Color #8e836e mixed toward gray.

#8b8271

#898173

#868076

#838079

#817f7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898974 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#8a8b75 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#8d7879 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e836e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e836e]

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Orange #ffa500

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#8e836e (#8e836e) is rgb(142, 131, 110) in RGB.

No, #8e836e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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