#ad9786

Color #ad9786

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.79 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9786

RGB

rgb(173, 151, 134)

HSL

hsl(26.2, 19.2%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.2, 22.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 22.5%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.95, 5.4, 11.96)

LCH

lch(63.95, 13.12, 65.7)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0358, 59.78)

HWB

hwb(26.2, 52.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#869cad

Analogous

#ad8688

#ad9786

#adab86

Triadic

#ad9786

#86ad97

#9786ad

Split-complementary

#ad9786

#86adab

#8688ad

Tetradic

#ad9786

#9cad86

#869cad

#9786ad

Square

#ad9786

#88ad86

#869cad

#ab86ad

Shades

Color #ad9786 mixed toward black.

#987d68

#7a6453

#5b4b3e

#3d3229

#1e1915

Tints

Color #ad9786 mixed toward white.

#bba89a

#c8baae

#d6cbc3

#e4dcd7

#f1eeeb

Tones

Color #ad9786 mixed toward gray.

#aa9789

#a7988d

#a39890

#a09993

#9d9996

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a48a · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#a5a78b · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#ac8e8e · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9786;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9786]

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#ad9786 (#ad9786) is rgb(173, 151, 134) in RGB.

No, #ad9786 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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