#a86a08

Color #a86a08

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a86a08

RGB

rgb(168, 106, 8)

HSL

hsl(36.8, 90.9%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.8, 95.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.9%, 95.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(50.28, 18.25, 55.91)

LCH

lch(50.28, 58.81, 71.92)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.1236, 69.1)

HWB

hwb(36.8, 3.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0846a8

Analogous

#a81a08

#a86a08

#96a808

Triadic

#a86a08

#08a86a

#6a08a8

Split-complementary

#a86a08

#0896a8

#1a08a8

Tetradic

#a86a08

#46a808

#0846a8

#6a08a8

Square

#a86a08

#08a81a

#0846a8

#a80896

Shades

Color #a86a08 mixed toward black.

#8c5807

#704705

#543504

#382303

#1c1201

Tints

Color #a86a08 mixed toward white.

#dd8c0b

#f5a72a

#f7bd60

#fad395

#fce9ca

Tones

Color #a86a08 mixed toward gray.

#9b6715

#8d6423

#806130

#735e3d

#655b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919136 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#95993c · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#a6474b · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a86a08;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a86a08]

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Frequently asked questions

#a86a08 (#a86a08) is rgb(168, 106, 8) in RGB.

No, #a86a08 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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