#a9987e

Color #a9987e

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9987e

RGB

rgb(169, 152, 126)

HSL

hsl(36.3, 20%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.3, 25.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 25.4%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.67, 2.08, 15.99)

LCH

lch(63.67, 16.12, 82.59)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0418, 78.39)

HWB

hwb(36.3, 49.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8fa9

Analogous

#a9827e

#a9987e

#a4a97e

Triadic

#a9987e

#7ea998

#987ea9

Split-complementary

#a9987e

#7ea4a9

#827ea9

Tetradic

#a9987e

#8fa97e

#7e8fa9

#987ea9

Square

#a9987e

#7ea982

#7e8fa9

#a97ea4

Shades

Color #a9987e mixed toward black.

#938062

#76664f

#584d3b

#3b3327

#1d1a14

Tints

Color #a9987e mixed toward white.

#b7a993

#c6baa9

#d4cbbe

#e2ddd4

#f1eee9

Tones

Color #a9987e mixed toward gray.

#a59781

#a29685

#9e9689

#9b958c

#979490

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a285 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a486 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#a88a8b · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9987e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9987e]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#a9987e (#a9987e) is rgb(169, 152, 126) in RGB.

No, #a9987e 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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