#b38b49

Color #b38b49

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 15.73 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b38b49

RGB

rgb(179, 139, 73)

HSL

hsl(37.4, 42.1%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.4, 59.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 59.2%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(60.37, 7.55, 40.6)

LCH

lch(60.37, 41.3, 79.47)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0971, 78.3)

HWB

hwb(37.4, 28.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4971b3

Analogous

#b35649

#b38b49

#a6b349

Triadic

#b38b49

#49b38b

#8b49b3

Split-complementary

#b38b49

#49a6b3

#5649b3

Tetradic

#b38b49

#71b349

#4971b3

#8b49b3

Square

#b38b49

#49b356

#4971b3

#b349a6

Shades

Color #b38b49 mixed toward black.

#95743d

#775d31

#5a4624

#3c2e18

#1e170c

Tints

Color #b38b49 mixed toward white.

#c19f66

#cdb285

#dac5a3

#e6d8c2

#f3ece0

Tones

Color #b38b49 mixed toward gray.

#aa8952

#a1875b

#988563

#90826c

#878075

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a35e · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a863 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#b16c6f · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38b49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38b49]

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Frequently asked questions

#b38b49 (#b38b49) is rgb(179, 139, 73) in RGB.

No, #b38b49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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