#ac7940

Color #ac7940

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ac7940

RGB

rgb(172, 121, 64)

HSL

hsl(31.7, 45.8%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(31.7, 62.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 62.8%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(54.88, 13.87, 38.63)

LCH

lch(54.88, 41.04, 70.25)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.0974, 67.3)

HWB

hwb(31.7, 25.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4073ac

Analogous

#ac4340

#ac7940

#a9ac40

Triadic

#ac7940

#40ac79

#7940ac

Split-complementary

#ac7940

#40a9ac

#4340ac

Tetradic

#ac7940

#73ac40

#4073ac

#7940ac

Square

#ac7940

#40ac43

#4073ac

#ac40a9

Shades

Color #ac7940 mixed toward black.

#8f6535

#73512b

#563d20

#392815

#1d140b

Tints

Color #ac7940 mixed toward white.

#c19059

#cea67a

#dabc9b

#e6d3bc

#f3e9de

Tones

Color #ac7940 mixed toward gray.

#a37949

#9a7852

#91785b

#887764

#7f776d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999852 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9f56 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#aa5e60 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac7940;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac7940]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Linen #faf0e6

Burlywood #deb887

Peru #cd853f

Antique White #faebd7

Frequently asked questions

#ac7940 (#ac7940) is rgb(172, 121, 64) in RGB.

No, #ac7940 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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