#9e856d

Color #9e856d

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9e856d

RGB

rgb(158, 133, 109)

HSL

hsl(29.4, 20.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.4, 31%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 31%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.22, 5.81, 16.5)

LCH

lch(57.22, 17.49, 70.6)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0461, 65.66)

HWB

hwb(29.4, 42.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d869e

Analogous

#9e6d6e

#9e856d

#9e9e6d

Triadic

#9e856d

#6d9e85

#856d9e

Split-complementary

#9e856d

#6d9e9e

#6d6e9e

Tetradic

#9e856d

#869e6d

#6d869e

#856d9e

Square

#9e856d

#6e9e6d

#6d869e

#9e6d9e

Shades

Color #9e856d mixed toward black.

#866f59

#6b5947

#504335

#362c24

#1b1612

Tints

Color #9e856d mixed toward white.

#ae9985

#beae9e

#cfc2b6

#dfd6ce

#efebe7

Tones

Color #9e856d mixed toward gray.

#9a8571

#968575

#928579

#8e857d

#8a8682

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

#949473 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#959775 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#9d7879 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e856d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e856d]

Related colors

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#9e856d (#9e856d) is rgb(158, 133, 109) in RGB.

No, #9e856d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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