#a88b5b

Color #a88b5b

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.39 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a88b5b

RGB

rgb(168, 139, 91)

HSL

hsl(37.4, 30.7%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.4, 45.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 45.8%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(59.48, 4.45, 29.73)

LCH

lch(59.48, 30.06, 81.49)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0738, 79.54)

HWB

hwb(37.4, 35.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b78a8

Analogous

#a8655b

#a88b5b

#9fa85b

Triadic

#a88b5b

#5ba88b

#8b5ba8

Split-complementary

#a88b5b

#5b9fa8

#655ba8

Tetradic

#a88b5b

#78a85b

#5b78a8

#8b5ba8

Square

#a88b5b

#5ba865

#5b78a8

#a85b9f

Shades

Color #a88b5b mixed toward black.

#8d744b

#715d3c

#55462d

#382e1e

#1c170f

Tints

Color #a88b5b mixed toward white.

#b79e76

#c5b292

#d4c5ad

#e2d8c8

#f1ece4

Tones

Color #a88b5b mixed toward gray.

#a28961

#9b8868

#95866e

#8e8575

#88837b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c69 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#9ea06c · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#a77375 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88b5b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88b5b]

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Frequently asked questions

#a88b5b (#a88b5b) is rgb(168, 139, 91) in RGB.

No, #a88b5b 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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