#a48a79

Color #a48a79

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a48a79

RGB

rgb(164, 138, 121)

HSL

hsl(23.7, 19.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.7, 26.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 26.2%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(59.39, 7.14, 12.77)

LCH

lch(59.39, 14.63, 60.79)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0401, 55.04)

HWB

hwb(23.7, 47.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7993a4

Analogous

#a4797e

#a48a79

#a4a079

Triadic

#a48a79

#79a48a

#8a79a4

Split-complementary

#a48a79

#79a4a0

#797ea4

Tetradic

#a48a79

#93a479

#7993a4

#8a79a4

Square

#a48a79

#7ea479

#7993a4

#a079a4

Shades

Color #a48a79 mixed toward black.

#8d7260

#715b4d

#55443a

#392e26

#1c1713

Tints

Color #a48a79 mixed toward white.

#b39e8f

#c2b1a6

#d2c5bc

#e1d8d2

#f0ece9

Tones

Color #a48a79 mixed toward gray.

#a08b7d

#9d8c80

#998c84

#968d87

#928e8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99997d · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9d7e · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#a38181 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48a79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48a79]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Sienna #a0522d

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#a48a79 (#a48a79) is rgb(164, 138, 121) in RGB.

No, #a48a79 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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