#b08c79

Color #b08c79

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#b08c79

RGB

rgb(176, 140, 121)

HSL

hsl(20.7, 25.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.7, 31.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.5%, 31.3%, 31%)

LAB

lab(61.11, 10.84, 15.34)

LCH

lch(61.11, 18.78, 54.75)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0518, 49.3)

HWB

hwb(20.7, 47.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799db0

Analogous

#b07981

#b08c79

#b0a779

Triadic

#b08c79

#79b08c

#8c79b0

Split-complementary

#b08c79

#79b0a7

#7981b0

Tetradic

#b08c79

#9db079

#799db0

#8c79b0

Square

#b08c79

#81b079

#799db0

#a779b0

Shades

Color #b08c79 mixed toward black.

#9c725c

#7c5b49

#5d4437

#3e2e25

#1f1712

Tints

Color #b08c79 mixed toward white.

#bd9f8f

#cab2a6

#d7c5bc

#e5d9d2

#f2ece9

Tones

Color #b08c79 mixed toward gray.

#ab8d7d

#a78f82

#a29087

#9e928b

#999390

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a17e · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#a4a67f · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#ae8282 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b08c79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b08c79]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b08c79 (#b08c79) is rgb(176, 140, 121) in RGB.

No, #b08c79 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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