#9e8479

Color #9e8479

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.35 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8479

RGB

rgb(158, 132, 121)

HSL

hsl(17.8, 16%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.8, 23.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 23.4%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.22, 8.13, 9.64)

LCH

lch(57.22, 12.61, 49.86)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0359, 44.21)

HWB

hwb(17.8, 47.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79939e

Analogous

#9e7981

#9e8479

#9e9679

Triadic

#9e8479

#799e84

#84799e

Split-complementary

#9e8479

#799e96

#79819e

Tetradic

#9e8479

#939e79

#79939e

#84799e

Square

#9e8479

#819e79

#79939e

#96799e

Shades

Color #9e8479 mixed toward black.

#876d62

#6c574e

#51413b

#362b27

#1b1614

Tints

Color #9e8479 mixed toward white.

#ae988f

#beada6

#cec1bc

#dfd6d2

#efeae9

Tones

Color #9e8479 mixed toward gray.

#9b857c

#98867f

#958882

#928985

#8f8a88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93937c · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#95977c · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#9d7e7e · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8479;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8479]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#9e8479 (#9e8479) is rgb(158, 132, 121) in RGB.

No, #9e8479 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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