#b28c7e

Color #b28c7e

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b28c7e

RGB

rgb(178, 140, 126)

HSL

hsl(16.2, 25.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.2, 29.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 29.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.42, 12.33, 12.98)

LCH

lch(61.42, 17.9, 46.47)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0509, 41.18)

HWB

hwb(16.2, 49.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ea4b2

Analogous

#b27e8a

#b28c7e

#b2a67e

Triadic

#b28c7e

#7eb28c

#8c7eb2

Split-complementary

#b28c7e

#7eb2a6

#7e8ab2

Tetradic

#b28c7e

#a4b27e

#7ea4b2

#8c7eb2

Square

#b28c7e

#8ab27e

#7ea4b2

#a67eb2

Shades

Color #b28c7e mixed toward black.

#9f705f

#7f5a4c

#5f4339

#3f2d26

#201613

Tints

Color #b28c7e mixed toward white.

#bf9f94

#ccb2a9

#d8c6bf

#e5d9d4

#f2ecea

Tones

Color #b28c7e mixed toward gray.

#ae8e82

#a99087

#a5928b

#a1948f

#9c9694

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a382 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a882 · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#b08485 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b28c7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28c7e]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b28c7e (#b28c7e) is rgb(178, 140, 126) in RGB.

No, #b28c7e 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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