#a38d81

Color #a38d81

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.59 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a38d81

RGB

rgb(163, 141, 129)

HSL

hsl(21.2, 15.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.2, 20.9%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 20.9%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.27, 6.28, 9.45)

LCH

lch(60.27, 11.35, 56.39)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0319, 50.47)

HWB

hwb(21.2, 50.6%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8197a3

Analogous

#a38186

#a38d81

#a39e81

Triadic

#a38d81

#81a38d

#8d81a3

Split-complementary

#a38d81

#81a39e

#8186a3

Tetradic

#a38d81

#97a381

#8197a3

#8d81a3

Square

#a38d81

#86a381

#8197a3

#9e81a3

Shades

Color #a38d81 mixed toward black.

#8d7467

#715d52

#54463e

#382e29

#1c1715

Tints

Color #a38d81 mixed toward white.

#b2a096

#c2b3ab

#d1c6c0

#e0d9d5

#f0ecea

Tones

Color #a38d81 mixed toward gray.

#a08e84

#9d8f87

#9b908a

#98908c

#95918f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a84 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#9b9d85 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#a28687 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38d81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38d81]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a38d81 (#a38d81) is rgb(163, 141, 129) in RGB.

No, #a38d81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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