#9c550e

Color #9c550e

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c550e

RGB

rgb(156, 85, 14)

HSL

hsl(30, 83.5%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 91%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 91%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(43.65, 24.81, 48.85)

LCH

lch(43.65, 54.79, 63.07)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.1202, 57.67)

HWB

hwb(30, 5.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0e559c

Analogous

#9c0e0e

#9c550e

#9c9c0e

Triadic

#9c550e

#0e9c55

#550e9c

Split-complementary

#9c550e

#0e9c9c

#0e0e9c

Tetradic

#9c550e

#559c0e

#0e559c

#550e9c

Square

#9c550e

#0e9c0e

#0e559c

#9c0e9c

Shades

Color #9c550e mixed toward black.

#82470c

#683909

#4e2a07

#341c05

#1a0e02

Tints

Color #9c550e mixed toward white.

#d07113

#ec8e2f

#f1aa63

#f6c697

#fae3cb

Tones

Color #9c550e mixed toward gray.

#90551a

#845526

#785531

#6d553d

#615549

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83832c · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#878b31 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#993a3c · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c550e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c550e]

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Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#9c550e (#9c550e) is rgb(156, 85, 14) in RGB.

No, #9c550e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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