#a88e81

Color #a88e81

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.46 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a88e81

RGB

rgb(168, 142, 129)

HSL

hsl(20, 18.3%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 23.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 23.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(61.01, 7.68, 10.56)

LCH

lch(61.01, 13.06, 53.97)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0368, 48.2)

HWB

hwb(20, 50.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#819ba8

Analogous

#a88187

#a88e81

#a8a181

Triadic

#a88e81

#81a88e

#8e81a8

Split-complementary

#a88e81

#81a8a1

#8187a8

Tetradic

#a88e81

#9ba881

#819ba8

#8e81a8

Square

#a88e81

#87a881

#819ba8

#a181a8

Shades

Color #a88e81 mixed toward black.

#927465

#755d51

#58463d

#3b2e28

#1d1714

Tints

Color #a88e81 mixed toward white.

#b6a196

#c5b4ab

#d3c6c0

#e2d9d5

#f0ecea

Tones

Color #a88e81 mixed toward gray.

#a58f84

#a19087

#9e918b

#9b928e

#989391

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d84 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#9fa185 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#a78787 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a88e81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88e81]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#a88e81 (#a88e81) is rgb(168, 142, 129) in RGB.

No, #a88e81 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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