#9b5528

Color #9b5528

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 4.65 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b5528

RGB

rgb(155, 85, 40)

HSL

hsl(23.5, 59%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.5, 74.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 74.2%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(43.68, 25.28, 37.93)

LCH

lch(43.68, 45.58, 56.32)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.1097, 50.81)

HWB

hwb(23.5, 15.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#286e9b

Analogous

#9b2834

#9b5528

#9b8e28

Triadic

#9b5528

#289b55

#55289b

Split-complementary

#9b5528

#289b8e

#28349b

Tetradic

#9b5528

#6e9b28

#286e9b

#55289b

Square

#9b5528

#349b28

#286e9b

#8e289b

Shades

Color #9b5528 mixed toward black.

#814721

#67391b

#4d2a14

#341c0d

#1a0e07

Tints

Color #9b5528 mixed toward white.

#c56c33

#d48958

#dfa682

#e9c4ab

#f4e1d5

Tones

Color #9b5528 mixed toward gray.

#915732

#88593b

#7e5b45

#755d4e

#6b5f58

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838237 · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#868b3a · ΔE 30.6

Tritanopia

#984042 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b5528;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b5528]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Sienna #a0522d

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#9b5528 (#9b5528) is rgb(155, 85, 40) in RGB.

No, #9b5528 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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