#8f6500

Color #8f6500

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 16.47 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8f6500

RGB

rgb(143, 101, 0)

HSL

hsl(42.4, 100%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.4, 100%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 100%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(45.84, 9.44, 53.13)

LCH

lch(45.84, 53.96, 79.92)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.1111, 80.05)

HWB

hwb(42.4, 0%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#002a8f

Analogous

#8f1e00

#8f6500

#718f00

Triadic

#8f6500

#008f65

#65008f

Split-complementary

#8f6500

#00718f

#1e008f

Tetradic

#8f6500

#2a8f00

#002a8f

#65008f

Square

#8f6500

#008f1e

#002a8f

#8f0071

Shades

Color #8f6500 mixed toward black.

#775400

#5f4300

#473200

#302200

#181100

Tints

Color #8f6500 mixed toward white.

#cc9000

#ffb70a

#ffc947

#ffdb85

#ffedc2

Tones

Color #8f6500 mixed toward gray.

#83600c

#775b18

#6b5624

#5f5130

#534c3c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.03:1

White text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f32 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#818438 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#8d4346 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f6500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f6500]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#8f6500 (#8f6500) is rgb(143, 101, 0) in RGB.

No, #8f6500 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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