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#8a4630 color: Burning Brier

#8a4630 is rgb(138, 70, 48) in RGB and oklch(47.426% 0.09882 38.562) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

47.4%
0.099
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a4630

#8a4630 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7:1 contrast and black text 3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Burning Brier (#884736). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a4630 mixed with white

  1. 8a4630
  2. 965844
  3. a36a57
  4. af7b6b
  5. bb8e7f
  6. c6a093
  7. d2b2a8
  8. ddc5bd
  9. e9d8d3
  10. f4ebe9

Darker: #8a4630 mixed with black

  1. 8a4630
  2. 773c28
  3. 653221
  4. 53281a
  5. 421e13
  6. 32150c
  7. 220d06
  8. 140503
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4630 with less saturation

  1. 8a4630
  2. 864935
  3. 824c3a
  4. 7e4e3f
  5. 795043
  6. 755348
  7. 70554c
  8. 6b5750
  9. 665854
  10. 615a58

Questions about #8a4630

What color is #8a4630?

#8a4630 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Burning Brier. In RGB it is rgb(138, 70, 48), in HSL hsl(14.67, 48.39%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.426% 0.09882 38.562).

What colors go well with #8a4630?

The complementary color of #8a4630 is #006881. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a4251 and #80500c. The triadic partners are #1a6c47 and #505592.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4630?

White text reads better on #8a4630: white gives a contrast ratio of 7:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4630 a warm or cool color?

#8a4630 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.099.