#de8c4a

Color #de8c4a

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 5.54 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#de8c4a

RGB

rgb(222, 140, 74)

HSL

hsl(26.8, 69.2%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.8, 66.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.9%, 66.7%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(65.58, 25.36, 47.38)

LCH

lch(65.58, 53.74, 61.84)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.1289, 57.42)

HWB

hwb(26.8, 29%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a9cde

Analogous

#de4a52

#de8c4a

#ded64a

Triadic

#de8c4a

#4ade8c

#8c4ade

Split-complementary

#de8c4a

#4aded6

#4a52de

Tetradic

#de8c4a

#9cde4a

#4a9cde

#8c4ade

Square

#de8c4a

#52de4a

#4a9cde

#d64ade

Shades

Color #de8c4a mixed toward black.

#d17226

#a75b1e

#7d4417

#532e0f

#2a1708

Tints

Color #de8c4a mixed toward white.

#e49f68

#e9b286

#efc5a4

#f4d9c3

#faece1

Tones

Color #de8c4a mixed toward gray.

#d28d56

#c58f62

#b9906f

#ad917b

#a09388

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0bf5f · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#c4ca64 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#db6d70 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #de8c4a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#de8c4a]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#de8c4a (#de8c4a) is rgb(222, 140, 74) in RGB.

No, #de8c4a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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