#a48d82

Color #a48d82

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a48d82

RGB

rgb(164, 141, 130)

HSL

hsl(19.4, 15.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.4, 20.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 20.7%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.39, 6.83, 9.06)

LCH

lch(60.39, 11.35, 52.99)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0322, 47.14)

HWB

hwb(19.4, 51%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8299a4

Analogous

#a48288

#a48d82

#a49e82

Triadic

#a48d82

#82a48d

#8d82a4

Split-complementary

#a48d82

#82a49e

#8288a4

Tetradic

#a48d82

#99a482

#8299a4

#8d82a4

Square

#a48d82

#88a482

#8299a4

#9e82a4

Shades

Color #a48d82 mixed toward black.

#8e7467

#715c53

#55453e

#392e29

#1c1715

Tints

Color #a48d82 mixed toward white.

#b3a097

#c2b3ac

#d1c6c0

#e1d9d5

#f0ecea

Tones

Color #a48d82 mixed toward gray.

#a18e85

#9e8f88

#9b908a

#99918d

#969290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a85 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#9c9e85 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#a38787 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48d82;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48d82]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a48d82 (#a48d82) is rgb(164, 141, 130) in RGB.

No, #a48d82 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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