#a88c74

Color #a88c74

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.73 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a88c74

RGB

rgb(168, 140, 116)

HSL

hsl(27.7, 23%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.7, 31%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 31%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(60.2, 6.92, 16.78)

LCH

lch(60.2, 18.15, 67.59)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0482, 62.42)

HWB

hwb(27.7, 45.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7490a8

Analogous

#a87476

#a88c74

#a8a674

Triadic

#a88c74

#74a88c

#8c74a8

Split-complementary

#a88c74

#74a8a6

#7476a8

Tetradic

#a88c74

#90a874

#7490a8

#8c74a8

Square

#a88c74

#76a874

#7490a8

#a674a8

Shades

Color #a88c74 mixed toward black.

#92745b

#745d49

#574637

#3a2f24

#1d1712

Tints

Color #a88c74 mixed toward white.

#b79f8b

#c5b2a2

#d4c6ba

#e2d9d1

#f1ece8

Tones

Color #a88c74 mixed toward gray.

#a48c78

#9f8d7d

#9b8d81

#978d85

#928e8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9c7a · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#9ea07c · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#a77f80 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a88c74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88c74]

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Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#a88c74 (#a88c74) is rgb(168, 140, 116) in RGB.

No, #a88c74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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