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#8a4606 color: Chocolate Pancakes

#8a4606 is rgb(138, 70, 6) in RGB and oklch(47.034% 0.11379 54.796) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

47%
0.114
55°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a4606

#8a4606 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pancakes (#884400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a4606 mixed with white

  1. 8a4606
  2. 965829
  3. a36a42
  4. af7c5a
  5. bb8e71
  6. c6a088
  7. d2b39f
  8. ddc6b6
  9. e9d9ce
  10. f4ece6

Darker: #8a4606 mixed with black

  1. 8a4606
  2. 773c04
  3. 653203
  4. 532802
  5. 421e01
  6. 321501
  7. 220d00
  8. 140500
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4606 with less saturation

  1. 8a4606
  2. 864918
  3. 824c23
  4. 7d4e2d
  5. 795034
  6. 74523c
  7. 6f5442
  8. 6b5649
  9. 65584f
  10. 605955

Questions about #8a4606

What color is #8a4606?

#8a4606 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Chocolate Pancakes. In RGB it is rgb(138, 70, 6), in HSL hsl(29.09, 91.67%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.034% 0.11379 54.796).

What colors go well with #8a4606?

The complementary color of #8a4606 is #006391. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #903d39 and #785400. The triadic partners are #006e57 and #604c93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4606?

White text reads better on #8a4606: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4606 a warm or cool color?

#8a4606 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 47% and its chroma 0.114.