#9e887b

Color #9e887b

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.53 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#9e887b

RGB

rgb(158, 136, 123)

HSL

hsl(22.3, 15.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.3, 22.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 22.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.33, 6.18, 10.05)

LCH

lch(58.33, 11.8, 58.41)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0329, 52.54)

HWB

hwb(22.3, 48.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b919e

Analogous

#9e7b7f

#9e887b

#9e9a7b

Triadic

#9e887b

#7b9e88

#887b9e

Split-complementary

#9e887b

#7b9e9a

#7b7f9e

Tetradic

#9e887b

#919e7b

#7b919e

#887b9e

Square

#9e887b

#7f9e7b

#7b919e

#9a7b9e

Shades

Color #9e887b mixed toward black.

#877063

#6c5a4f

#51433c

#362d28

#1b1614

Tints

Color #9e887b mixed toward white.

#ae9c91

#beb0a7

#cfc4bd

#dfd7d3

#efebe9

Tones

Color #9e887b mixed toward gray.

#9b897e

#988a81

#958a84

#928b87

#8f8c8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95957e · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#96987f · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#9d8181 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e887b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e887b]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Frequently asked questions

#9e887b (#9e887b) is rgb(158, 136, 123) in RGB.

No, #9e887b 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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