#c38b6e

Color #c38b6e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.2 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 14.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c38b6e

RGB

rgb(195, 139, 110)

HSL

hsl(20.5, 41.5%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.5, 43.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 43.6%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(62.67, 17.75, 23.98)

LCH

lch(62.67, 29.83, 53.49)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.08, 48.34)

HWB

hwb(20.5, 43.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ea6c3

Analogous

#c36e7b

#c38b6e

#c3b66e

Triadic

#c38b6e

#6ec38b

#8b6ec3

Split-complementary

#c38b6e

#6ec3b6

#6e7bc3

Tetradic

#c38b6e

#a6c36e

#6ea6c3

#8b6ec3

Square

#c38b6e

#7bc36e

#6ea6c3

#b66ec3

Shades

Color #c38b6e mixed toward black.

#b46e4a

#90583b

#6c422d

#482c1e

#24160f

Tints

Color #c38b6e mixed toward white.

#cd9e86

#d7b29e

#e1c5b6

#ebd8cf

#f5ece7

Tones

Color #c38b6e mixed toward gray.

#bc8d75

#b5907c

#ae9283

#a7948a

#a09691

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aead76 · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b578 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#c17c7d · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c38b6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c38b6e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#c38b6e (#c38b6e) is rgb(195, 139, 110) in RGB.

No, #c38b6e 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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