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#8a4909 color: Brown Eyed Girl

#8a4909 is rgb(138, 73, 9) in RGB and oklch(47.577% 0.11127 56.729) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100%

47.6%
0.111
57°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4909

#8a4909 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.91:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Eyed Girl (#89491a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a4909 mixed with white

  1. 8a4909
  2. 965b2b
  3. a36c44
  4. ae7e5b
  5. ba9072
  6. c6a288
  7. d2b4a0
  8. ddc6b7
  9. e9d9cf
  10. f4ece7

Darker: #8a4909 mixed with black

  1. 8a4909
  2. 773e07
  3. 653405
  4. 532a03
  5. 422002
  6. 321701
  7. 220e01
  8. 140600
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4909 with less saturation

  1. 8a4909
  2. 864c1a
  3. 824e25
  4. 7e502e
  5. 795236
  6. 75543d
  7. 705644
  8. 6b584a
  9. 675a50
  10. 625b56

Questions about #8a4909

What color is #8a4909?

#8a4909 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Eyed Girl. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 9), in HSL hsl(29.77, 87.76%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.577% 0.11127 56.729).

What colors go well with #8a4909?

The complementary color of #8a4909 is #006492. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #914039 and #775700. The triadic partners are #006f5b and #634d93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4909?

White text reads better on #8a4909: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4909 a warm or cool color?

#8a4909 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.111.