#9b6e55

Color #9b6e55

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.68 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9b6e55

RGB

rgb(155, 110, 85)

HSL

hsl(21.4, 29.2%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.4, 45.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29%, 45.2%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(50.43, 14.67, 21.03)

LCH

lch(50.43, 25.64, 55.1)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.0683, 49.99)

HWB

hwb(21.4, 33.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55829b

Analogous

#9b555f

#9b6e55

#9b9155

Triadic

#9b6e55

#559b6e

#6e559b

Split-complementary

#9b6e55

#559b91

#555f9b

Tetradic

#9b6e55

#829b55

#55829b

#6e559b

Square

#9b6e55

#5f9b55

#55829b

#91559b

Shades

Color #9b6e55 mixed toward black.

#815c47

#674939

#4e372b

#34251c

#1a120e

Tints

Color #9b6e55 mixed toward white.

#af856e

#bf9e8b

#cfb6a8

#dfcec5

#efe7e2

Tones

Color #9b6e55 mixed toward gray.

#95705b

#8f7161

#8a7367

#84756c

#7e7672

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a895c · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#8c8f5d · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#996162 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b6e55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b6e55]

Related colors

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Seashell #fff5ee

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Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9b6e55 (#9b6e55) is rgb(155, 110, 85) in RGB.

No, #9b6e55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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