#bd8b69

Color #bd8b69

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 15.73 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bd8b69

RGB

rgb(189, 139, 105)

HSL

hsl(24.3, 38.9%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.3, 44.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.5%, 44.4%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(61.92, 14.75, 25.63)

LCH

lch(61.92, 29.57, 60.08)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0773, 55.22)

HWB

hwb(24.3, 41.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#699bbd

Analogous

#bd6971

#bd8b69

#bdb569

Triadic

#bd8b69

#69bd8b

#8b69bd

Split-complementary

#bd8b69

#69bdb5

#6971bd

Tetradic

#bd8b69

#9bbd69

#699bbd

#8b69bd

Square

#bd8b69

#71bd69

#699bbd

#b569bd

Shades

Color #bd8b69 mixed toward black.

#aa714b

#885b3c

#66442d

#442d1e

#22170f

Tints

Color #bd8b69 mixed toward white.

#c89e82

#d3b29b

#dec5b4

#e9d8cd

#f4ece6

Tones

Color #bd8b69 mixed toward gray.

#b68c70

#af8e77

#a88f7e

#a19085

#9a928c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa972 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#acb075 · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#bb797b · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd8b69;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd8b69]

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Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#bd8b69 (#bd8b69) is rgb(189, 139, 105) in RGB.

No, #bd8b69 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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