#a87b23

Color #a87b23

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 12.02 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a87b23

RGB

rgb(168, 123, 35)

HSL

hsl(39.7, 65.5%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.7, 79.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 79.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(54.67, 9.36, 51.62)

LCH

lch(54.67, 52.46, 79.72)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.1143, 79.57)

HWB

hwb(39.7, 13.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2350a8

Analogous

#a83923

#a87b23

#92a823

Triadic

#a87b23

#23a87b

#7b23a8

Split-complementary

#a87b23

#2392a8

#3923a8

Tetradic

#a87b23

#50a823

#2350a8

#7b23a8

Square

#a87b23

#23a839

#2350a8

#a82392

Shades

Color #a87b23 mixed toward black.

#8c661d

#705217

#543d12

#38290c

#1c1406

Tints

Color #a87b23 mixed toward white.

#d29a2c

#dcae56

#e5c380

#edd7aa

#f6ebd5

Tones

Color #a87b23 mixed toward gray.

#9d772e

#927439

#877044

#7c6d4f

#71695a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979646 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#999c4b · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#a6575a · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a87b23;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a87b23]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#a87b23 (#a87b23) is rgb(168, 123, 35) in RGB.

No, #a87b23 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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