#8f5e40

Color #8f5e40

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 16.43 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-800 #894b00 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8f5e40

RGB

rgb(143, 94, 64)

HSL

hsl(22.8, 38.2%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.8, 55.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 55.2%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(44.54, 16.59, 25.28)

LCH

lch(44.54, 30.24, 56.73)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0777, 51.85)

HWB

hwb(22.8, 25.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40718f

Analogous

#8f4049

#8f5e40

#8f8640

Triadic

#8f5e40

#408f5e

#5e408f

Split-complementary

#8f5e40

#408f86

#40498f

Tetradic

#8f5e40

#718f40

#40718f

#5e408f

Square

#8f5e40

#498f40

#40718f

#86408f

Shades

Color #8f5e40 mixed toward black.

#774e35

#5f3f2b

#482f20

#301f15

#18100b

Tints

Color #8f5e40 mixed toward white.

#b17551

#c19173

#d0ac96

#e0c8b9

#efe3dc

Tones

Color #8f5e40 mixed toward gray.

#886047

#82614d

#7b6354

#75645a

#6e6661

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7c49 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#7f834b · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#8d4f50 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f5e40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f5e40]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#8f5e40 (#8f5e40) is rgb(143, 94, 64) in RGB.

No, #8f5e40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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