#a16c3b

Color #a16c3b

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 14.76 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a16c3b

RGB

rgb(161, 108, 59)

HSL

hsl(28.8, 46.4%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.8, 63.4%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.9%, 63.4%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(50.24, 16.04, 35.51)

LCH

lch(50.24, 38.96, 65.69)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.0939, 61.91)

HWB

hwb(28.8, 23.1%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b70a1

Analogous

#a13b3d

#a16c3b

#a19f3b

Triadic

#a16c3b

#3ba16c

#6c3ba1

Split-complementary

#a16c3b

#3ba19f

#3b3da1

Tetradic

#a16c3b

#70a13b

#3b70a1

#6c3ba1

Square

#a16c3b

#3da13b

#3b70a1

#9f3ba1

Shades

Color #a16c3b mixed toward black.

#865a31

#6b4827

#50361d

#362414

#1b120a

Tints

Color #a16c3b mixed toward white.

#be844e

#cb9c71

#d8b595

#e5ceb8

#f2e6dc

Tones

Color #a16c3b mixed toward gray.

#986c43

#906d4c

#876d54

#7f6d5d

#766e65

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d4b · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#90944e · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#9f5457 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a16c3b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a16c3b]

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Frequently asked questions

#a16c3b (#a16c3b) is rgb(161, 108, 59) in RGB.

No, #a16c3b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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