#b48772

Color #b48772

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b48772

RGB

rgb(180, 135, 114)

HSL

hsl(19.1, 30.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.1, 36.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 36.7%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(60.11, 14.34, 17.99)

LCH

lch(60.11, 23.01, 51.44)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0633, 46.09)

HWB

hwb(19.1, 44.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#729fb4

Analogous

#b4727e

#b48772

#b4a872

Triadic

#b48772

#72b487

#8772b4

Split-complementary

#b48772

#72b4a8

#727eb4

Tetradic

#b48772

#9fb472

#729fb4

#8772b4

Square

#b48772

#7eb472

#729fb4

#a872b4

Shades

Color #b48772 mixed toward black.

#a06d55

#805744

#604133

#402c22

#201611

Tints

Color #b48772 mixed toward white.

#c09b89

#cdafa1

#d9c3b8

#e6d7d0

#f2ebe7

Tones

Color #b48772 mixed toward gray.

#ae8977

#a98b7d

#a38d82

#9e8f88

#98918d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a278 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a879 · ΔE 23.5

Tritanopia

#b27c7d · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b48772;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48772]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b48772 (#b48772) is rgb(180, 135, 114) in RGB.

No, #b48772 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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