#a38e82

Color #a38e82

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a38e82

RGB

rgb(163, 142, 130)

HSL

hsl(21.8, 15.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.8, 20.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 20.2%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.56, 5.87, 9.29)

LCH

lch(60.56, 10.99, 57.71)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0308, 51.72)

HWB

hwb(21.8, 51%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8297a3

Analogous

#a38287

#a38e82

#a39f82

Triadic

#a38e82

#82a38e

#8e82a3

Split-complementary

#a38e82

#82a39f

#8287a3

Tetradic

#a38e82

#97a382

#8297a3

#8e82a3

Square

#a38e82

#87a382

#8297a3

#9f82a3

Shades

Color #a38e82 mixed toward black.

#8d7568

#715e53

#54463e

#382f29

#1c1715

Tints

Color #a38e82 mixed toward white.

#b2a197

#c2b4ac

#d1c7c1

#e0d9d5

#f0ecea

Tones

Color #a38e82 mixed toward gray.

#a08f85

#9e9088

#9b908a

#98918d

#959290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a85 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#9c9d86 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#a28788 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a38e82;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38e82]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a38e82 (#a38e82) is rgb(163, 142, 130) in RGB.

No, #a38e82 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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