#a96242

Color #a96242

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 8.24 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a96242

RGB

rgb(169, 98, 66)

HSL

hsl(18.6, 43.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.6, 60.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42%, 60.9%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(48.97, 25.64, 30.39)

LCH

lch(48.97, 39.76, 49.85)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.103, 44.45)

HWB

hwb(18.6, 25.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4289a9

Analogous

#a94256

#a96242

#a99542

Triadic

#a96242

#42a962

#6242a9

Split-complementary

#a96242

#42a995

#4256a9

Tetradic

#a96242

#89a942

#4289a9

#6242a9

Square

#a96242

#56a942

#4289a9

#9542a9

Shades

Color #a96242 mixed toward black.

#8d5237

#71412c

#553121

#382116

#1c100b

Tints

Color #a96242 mixed toward white.

#bf795a

#cc947b

#d8af9c

#e5cabd

#f2e4de

Tones

Color #a96242 mixed toward gray.

#a0654b

#986953

#8f6c5c

#876f64

#7e726d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.51:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#908f4b · ΔE 28.5

Deuteranopia

#93984d · ΔE 31.6

Tritanopia

#a65253 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a96242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a96242]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a96242 (#a96242) is rgb(169, 98, 66) in RGB.

No, #a96242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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