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#8a4632 color: Burning Brier

#8a4632 is rgb(138, 70, 50) in RGB and oklch(47.459% 0.09804 37.214) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

47.5%
0.098
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a4632

#8a4632 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.99:1 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: #8a4632 mixed with white

  1. 8a4632
  2. 965845
  3. a36a59
  4. af7b6c
  5. bb8e80
  6. c6a094
  7. d2b2a9
  8. ddc5be
  9. e9d8d3
  10. f4ebe9

Darker: #8a4632 mixed with black

  1. 8a4632
  2. 773c2a
  3. 653222
  4. 53281b
  5. 421e14
  6. 32150d
  7. 220d07
  8. 140503
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4632 with less saturation

  1. 8a4632
  2. 864937
  3. 824c3c
  4. 7e4e40
  5. 795044
  6. 755348
  7. 70554c
  8. 6b5750
  9. 675954
  10. 615a58

Questions about #8a4632

What color is #8a4632?

#8a4632 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Burning Brier. In RGB it is rgb(138, 70, 50), in HSL hsl(13.64, 46.81%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.459% 0.09804 37.214).

What colors go well with #8a4632?

The complementary color of #8a4632 is #006980. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #894252 and #80500f. The triadic partners are #1e6c45 and #4f5692.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4632?

White text reads better on #8a4632: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4632 a warm or cool color?

#8a4632 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.098.