#956e1d

Color #956e1d

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 18.09 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#956e1d

RGB

rgb(149, 110, 29)

HSL

hsl(40.5, 67.4%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.5, 80.5%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 80.5%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(49.05, 7.79, 47.91)

LCH

lch(49.05, 48.54, 80.76)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.1054, 80.94)

HWB

hwb(40.5, 11.4%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d4495

Analogous

#95321d

#956e1d

#80951d

Triadic

#956e1d

#1d956e

#6e1d95

Split-complementary

#956e1d

#1d8095

#321d95

Tetradic

#956e1d

#44951d

#1d4495

#6e1d95

Square

#956e1d

#1d9532

#1d4495

#951d80

Shades

Color #956e1d mixed toward black.

#7c5c18

#634913

#4a370f

#32250a

#191205

Tints

Color #956e1d mixed toward white.

#c39026

#dbaa46

#e4c074

#edd5a2

#f6ead1

Tones

Color #956e1d mixed toward gray.

#8b6a27

#816731

#77633b

#6d6045

#635c4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.53:1

White text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86863d · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#888b43 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#934d50 · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #956e1d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956e1d]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#956e1d (#956e1d) is rgb(149, 110, 29) in RGB.

No, #956e1d 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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