#a48e78

Color #a48e78

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.07 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a48e78

RGB

rgb(164, 142, 120)

HSL

hsl(30, 19.5%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 26.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 26.8%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.42, 4.76, 14.78)

LCH

lch(60.42, 15.53, 72.15)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0412, 66.98)

HWB

hwb(30, 47.1%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788ea4

Analogous

#a47878

#a48e78

#a4a478

Triadic

#a48e78

#78a48e

#8e78a4

Split-complementary

#a48e78

#78a4a4

#7878a4

Tetradic

#a48e78

#8ea478

#788ea4

#8e78a4

Square

#a48e78

#78a478

#788ea4

#a478a4

Shades

Color #a48e78 mixed toward black.

#8d765f

#715f4c

#554739

#392f26

#1c1813

Tints

Color #a48e78 mixed toward white.

#b3a18f

#c2b4a5

#d2c7bc

#e1d9d2

#f0ece9

Tones

Color #a48e78 mixed toward gray.

#a08e7c

#9d8e7f

#998e83

#958e87

#928e8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b7e · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#9c9e7f · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#a38283 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48e78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48e78]

Related colors

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Peru #cd853f

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#a48e78 (#a48e78) is rgb(164, 142, 120) in RGB.

No, #a48e78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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