#b38f46

Color #b38f46

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 16.94 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b38f46

RGB

rgb(179, 143, 70)

HSL

hsl(40.2, 43.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.2, 60.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.1%, 60.9%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(61.37, 5.11, 43.27)

LCH

lch(61.37, 43.57, 83.26)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.1012, 83.08)

HWB

hwb(40.2, 27.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#466ab3

Analogous

#b35846

#b38f46

#a0b346

Triadic

#b38f46

#46b38f

#8f46b3

Split-complementary

#b38f46

#46a0b3

#5846b3

Tetradic

#b38f46

#6ab346

#466ab3

#8f46b3

Square

#b38f46

#46b358

#466ab3

#b346a0

Shades

Color #b38f46 mixed toward black.

#95773a

#775f2f

#594723

#3c3017

#1e180c

Tints

Color #b38f46 mixed toward white.

#c2a263

#ceb582

#dac7a1

#e7dac0

#f3ece0

Tones

Color #b38f46 mixed toward gray.

#aa8c4f

#a18958

#988661

#8f836a

#868073

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a45e · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a963 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#b16d70 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38f46;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38f46]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b38f46 (#b38f46) is rgb(179, 143, 70) in RGB.

No, #b38f46 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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