#a85020

Color #a85020

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a85020

RGB

rgb(168, 80, 32)

HSL

hsl(21.2, 68%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.2, 81%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 81%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(44.47, 33.12, 43.29)

LCH

lch(44.47, 54.51, 52.58)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.1303, 45.93)

HWB

hwb(21.2, 12.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2078a8

Analogous

#a82034

#a85020

#a89420

Triadic

#a85020

#20a850

#5020a8

Split-complementary

#a85020

#20a894

#2034a8

Tetradic

#a85020

#78a820

#2078a8

#5020a8

Square

#a85020

#34a820

#2078a8

#9420a8

Shades

Color #a85020 mixed toward black.

#8c431b

#703515

#542810

#381b0b

#1c0d05

Tints

Color #a85020 mixed toward white.

#d36528

#de8351

#e6a27d

#eec1a8

#f7e0d4

Tones

Color #a85020 mixed toward gray.

#9d532b

#915737

#865a42

#7b5d4d

#6f6159

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.83:1

White text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8a31 · ΔE 32.8

Deuteranopia

#8f9434 · ΔE 36.1

Tritanopia

#a53a3c · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a85020;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a85020]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a85020 (#a85020) is rgb(168, 80, 32) in RGB.

No, #a85020 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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