#9e6f27

Color #9e6f27

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9e6f27

RGB

rgb(158, 111, 39)

HSL

hsl(36.3, 60.4%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.3, 75.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 75.3%, 38%)

LAB

lab(50.44, 11.79, 45.48)

LCH

lch(50.44, 46.98, 75.47)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.1048, 73.99)

HWB

hwb(36.3, 15.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27569e

Analogous

#9e3327

#9e6f27

#919e27

Triadic

#9e6f27

#279e6f

#6f279e

Split-complementary

#9e6f27

#27919e

#33279e

Tetradic

#9e6f27

#569e27

#27569e

#6f279e

Square

#9e6f27

#279e33

#27569e

#9e2791

Shades

Color #9e6f27 mixed toward black.

#845c20

#694a1a

#4f3713

#35250d

#1a1206

Tints

Color #9e6f27 mixed toward white.

#c88c31

#d6a458

#e0bb81

#ead1ab

#f5e8d5

Tones

Color #9e6f27 mixed toward gray.

#946d31

#8a6b3b

#806945

#76674f

#6c6559

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

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

#8c8c42 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#8f9246 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#9c5053 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e6f27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e6f27]

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Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#9e6f27 (#9e6f27) is rgb(158, 111, 39) in RGB.

No, #9e6f27 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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