#a38c7f

Color #a38c7f

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a38c7f

RGB

rgb(163, 140, 127)

HSL

hsl(21.7, 16.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.7, 22.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 22.1%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(59.96, 6.53, 10.14)

LCH

lch(59.96, 12.06, 57.22)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0337, 51.26)

HWB

hwb(21.7, 49.8%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f96a3

Analogous

#a37f84

#a38c7f

#a39e7f

Triadic

#a38c7f

#7fa38c

#8c7fa3

Split-complementary

#a38c7f

#7fa39e

#7f84a3

Tetradic

#a38c7f

#96a37f

#7f96a3

#8c7fa3

Square

#a38c7f

#84a37f

#7f96a3

#9e7fa3

Shades

Color #a38c7f mixed toward black.

#8d7365

#715c51

#54453d

#382e28

#1c1714

Tints

Color #a38c7f mixed toward white.

#b29f94

#c2b2aa

#d1c6bf

#e0d9d4

#f0ecea

Tones

Color #a38c7f mixed toward gray.

#a08d82

#9d8e85

#9a8f88

#978f8b

#94908e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9982 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9d83 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#a28585 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38c7f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38c7f]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a38c7f (#a38c7f) is rgb(163, 140, 127) in RGB.

No, #a38c7f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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