#9e857c

Color #9e857c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.97 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e857c

RGB

rgb(158, 133, 124)

HSL

hsl(15.9, 14.9%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.9, 21.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 21.5%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.56, 8.03, 8.39)

LCH

lch(57.56, 11.61, 46.26)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0335, 40.77)

HWB

hwb(15.9, 48.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c959e

Analogous

#9e7c84

#9e857c

#9e967c

Triadic

#9e857c

#7c9e85

#857c9e

Split-complementary

#9e857c

#7c9e96

#7c849e

Tetradic

#9e857c

#959e7c

#7c959e

#857c9e

Square

#9e857c

#849e7c

#7c959e

#967c9e

Shades

Color #9e857c mixed toward black.

#876d64

#6c5750

#51423c

#362c28

#1b1614

Tints

Color #9e857c mixed toward white.

#ae9992

#beaea8

#cec2be

#dfd6d3

#efebe9

Tones

Color #9e857c mixed toward gray.

#9b867f

#988882

#968985

#938a87

#908c8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94947e · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#95977f · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#9d8080 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e857c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e857c]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#9e857c (#9e857c) is rgb(158, 133, 124) in RGB.

No, #9e857c 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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