#9c6e56

Color #9c6e56

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c6e56

RGB

rgb(156, 110, 86)

HSL

hsl(20.6, 28.9%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.6, 44.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 44.9%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(50.56, 15.21, 20.65)

LCH

lch(50.56, 25.65, 53.63)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0686, 48.48)

HWB

hwb(20.6, 33.7%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56849c

Analogous

#9c5661

#9c6e56

#9c9156

Triadic

#9c6e56

#569c6e

#6e569c

Split-complementary

#9c6e56

#569c91

#56619c

Tetradic

#9c6e56

#849c56

#56849c

#6e569c

Square

#9c6e56

#619c56

#56849c

#91569c

Shades

Color #9c6e56 mixed toward black.

#825c48

#684939

#4e372b

#34251d

#1a120e

Tints

Color #9c6e56 mixed toward white.

#b0856f

#c09e8c

#cfb6a9

#dfcec5

#efe7e2

Tones

Color #9c6e56 mixed toward gray.

#96705c

#907262

#8b7468

#85756d

#7f7773

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a5d · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#8d905e · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#9a6162 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c6e56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c6e56]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9c6e56 (#9c6e56) is rgb(156, 110, 86) in RGB.

No, #9c6e56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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