#9e5235

Color #9e5235

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 4.76 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9e5235

RGB

rgb(158, 82, 53)

HSL

hsl(16.6, 49.8%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.6, 66.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 66.5%, 38%)

LAB

lab(43.6, 28.97, 30.9)

LCH

lch(43.6, 42.36, 46.85)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.1095, 41.11)

HWB

hwb(16.6, 20.8%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#35819e

Analogous

#9e354c

#9e5235

#9e8735

Triadic

#9e5235

#359e52

#52359e

Split-complementary

#9e5235

#359e87

#354c9e

Tetradic

#9e5235

#819e35

#35819e

#52359e

Square

#9e5235

#4c9e35

#35819e

#87359e

Shades

Color #9e5235 mixed toward black.

#84442c

#693723

#4f291a

#351b12

#1a0e09

Tints

Color #9e5235 mixed toward white.

#c06744

#cd856a

#d9a48f

#e6c2b4

#f2e1da

Tones

Color #9e5235 mixed toward gray.

#95563e

#8d5a47

#845e4f

#7b6258

#726661

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84833d · ΔE 30.8

Deuteranopia

#888d3f · ΔE 34.4

Tritanopia

#9b4345 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 23

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e5235;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e5235]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#9e5235 (#9e5235) is rgb(158, 82, 53) in RGB.

No, #9e5235 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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